Chen Chang, Yosuke Eguchi, Kar Yan Lam

A group of scientists accidentally capture the energy of a ghost child who is unaware that he is dead.

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PG-13, 108 min.

Directed by: Chao-Bin Su

Release Date: May 24, 2006

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  • July 26, 2009
    This isn't an absolute travesty like most of the shit Tartan distributed in its twilight hour, but it isn't very good either. Props for an ambitious, if not perfectly-realized, plot, and for avoiding a surprising amount of Asian horror cliches. Yes, THAT ghost is still rammed dow...( read more)n our throats wholesale, but Silk is blessedly free of familial dissolution and inexplicable female rivalry and all those themes that were original ten years ago. Despite noble intentions, Silk is constructed like a typical American thriller on about a tenth of the budget, which leaves the movie feeling anywhere from unmemorable to straight-up hilarious. There's a fantastically bad CGI car crash near the end, one that could have been much more effective with a cut to a black screen and screeching tires. This feels like the product of someone who watched a lot of American films but didn't know what made them work. Between that and the performances (one decent from our protagonist, one completely atrocious from singer Karena Lam, and the rest falling on some side of bad), Silk just doesn't have what it takes to get off the ground. Not recommended unless you're really jonesing for some Hong Kong horror.
  • August 24, 2008
    Scientists investigate a ghost they have trapped in a tenement apartment in this action/sci-fi/horror from Taiwan. With its pseudo-scientific explanations of ghost lore, this movie asks you to turn your brain on, but it only works if you turn it off and just enjoy the visuals. ...( read more) Unfortunately, the nonsense becomes tedious in the last act and SILK loses momentum.
  • March 4, 2009
    After a great deal of trouble, a group of scientists have managed to trap the ghost of a child in a room. The room is secure and the ghost is unaware he is trapped. The physicists, with the help of a lip reader, aim to discover who the boy was and why his life force remains by st...( read more)udying the boy's occasional words and keeping a detailed, timestamped diary of his actions. They can only study him from a distance, since he has killed before and presumably would again.

    This intriguing setup, a post-postmortem of sorts, has the groundwork for what could be a very interesting stage play. The rest of the film, unfortunately, is a complete mess. A hodge-podge of fantasy, pseudo science and asian ghost horror, the film fails ultimately not because it is too ambitious but because it does not fully commit to its ambitions. The pseudo-science is used alternatingly as a plot device, as a key point and as an excuse. The horror elements are tired, ineffective and lacking in atmosphere. The whole film has the sleek, shiny look, feel and structure of a Hollywood production (of a Taiwanese screenplay), car chase and overuse of CGI included.

    It's a shame the film never came together, because this was quite the missed opportunity. Surprisingly original and ambitious, with a broad range of themes and an emotional core, different circumstances might have made something special out of this.
  • August 31, 2008
    Slow and tedious..this ghost movie is not scary in the least. Watching a child ghost walk about is not eerie the way this movie is presented...its a hodge podge of sci-fi blended with some theoretical menger sponge..its the application of such theory that is almost laughable in...( read more) this movie..this movie may hold your interest but if you are looking for scares and jolts, look elsewhere...
  • May 22, 2008
    Really original and interesting. An interesting new take on a ghost story with a really strong scifi slant. Definately recommend!
  • July 8, 2009
    So, when you watch a APAC-horror movie, one of the last things you should expect is a SWAT team operation, or whatever they would call the police special forces in Korea. This movie was all over the map and, worst of all, not scary at all. Not even really all that creepy. One thi...( read more)ng I can say that is nice about it is the visual display and symbolism of what it is trying to put across. But that can?t make up for all of its problems. The ending almost does, but not enough.
  • April 6, 2009
    good movie,not to scary and sad endig i guess.i would watch it again
  • January 5, 2009
    An interesting take on the ghost genre.
  • August 24, 2008
    Reasonably great foriegn movie. A bit of unpractical sci-fi, but provides enough suspense to keep u hooked on.
  • August 24, 2008
    We can see that love has no borders!! Great movie!!

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