This film has some significant factors in its favor; strong performances from Angelica Lee and her wonderful young co-star, emotionally charged set pieces, and some truly creepy moments. It's unfortunate and frustrating that it has significant elements which work against it success. The green screen work is excessive and often the actors are inaccurately lit in the foreground, ruining the illusion. Some sequences go on far too long and lose their potential impact. For every original idea and image, there seem to be two incredibly derivative ones. For example, the poor-man's-Romero-zombies used to portray many of the abandoned spirits. And, do we REALLY need yet another film with malevolent, long-haired female spirits lurking about in the background? Do we need more running-water-as-threat sequences? These tired retreads cripple the more original visuals. Another problem, common to many Asian genre scripts, is superfluous explanatory dialogue. The exact nature of the most disturbing sequences in the film is made quite clear with preceding explanations and very clear visuals. Yet, the whole thing gets explained by a character after the fact. (one could argue that this is because the sequence has a direct link to that character's nature) Finally, the music is incredibly generic. keyboard attempts at orchestral strings feel cheap when accompanying the lush visuals. However, I still recommend the film. There are incredibly touching character-driven moments throughout, and some truly effective tension-release sequences.
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Customers Rating=4.0 / 5.0
More Detail For Re Cycle Blu ray
- ISBN13: 0014381511154
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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