Hye-jin Shim, Jin-geun Kim, Na-yoon Jeong, Oh-bin Mun
Unable to have a child of their own after 10 years of marriage, Do-il (Kim Jin-geun) and Mi-sook (Shim Hye-jin) decide to adopt. But the quietly artistic boy (Moon Woo-bin) they take in would rather s...( read more
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DVD Release Date: June 14, 2005
Stats: 129 reviews
Simple but rather effective. Take the average helping of Asian creepy kid and then how guilt can bring about ghosts within oneself. It's all very slow and subtle, building tension without ever having a reasonable pay off. This film gets under the skin and works its way through. M...( read more)
I love the unconventional narrative and the slow burn of the plot. You have to have the patience of a saint to get through the entire thing without your mind wandering at least once, but I found the reward to be suitable. The collapse of the family unit may well be the most horri...( read more)
Very well made, but not a cheap thrills kind of horror movie. One of the saddest ghost stories put to celluloid, and although I recommend seeing it once, it's not one I'm eager to revisit any time soon.
I watched the first hour of this film and than got a splitting headache (completely unrelated) and missed the ending. The part I saw was kind of creepy but in general boreing.
This is supposed to be horror but even for a chump like me, it wasnt one bit scary. It was weird and creepy, pretty much. Couldnt take it seriously and it turned out to be a comedy for me. You could watch it if you want to laugh at bad horror.
I have trouble rating this movie, as it is, it is a fine film that explores the concept of family in a modern context very well and plot-wise, it had a hell of a two-act that was able to trick us into what it supposedly was. The thing was, the catharsis was not very refined, it s...( read more)
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this movie is a must see i have always wanted to see it and im getting it on dvd disc for my birthday.
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