A Reporter gets a snuff movie via mail and decides to trace it. Her search leads her to an abandoned factory, not knowing a psycho killer is at large.
It doesn't take a genius to know that this is japan's version of what a Dario Argento movie looks like to them. From the gruesome murders to the music, it somewhat has Dario's fingerprints on them. That's cool. Nothing wrong with paying homage to the ones who inspire you. In fact, that's the thing that makes it great. It's a valiant effort.
What shuts it down is the last 45 minutes. I mean, yeah, try to tie it up, but do you wanna tie it up that way? It all feels rushed and listless in where you want the movie to go. This was totally breakfast meeting material. Walks in the park could have come up with better material then this. Not that I'm against leaving the audience going "WTF?" at the end, but geez, can we just anchor it a little better then what you put out. It makes everyone feel cheated.
While this is a cornerstone for J-Horror Cinema, I don't think one should put out an effort yet to search this out. If you must get it, make sure you get the essentials before it. Like Gojira and Tetsuo.
2 stars.
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