R-Point (2004)

Vietnam 1972. The Korean army is receiving SOS calls from one of their units...6 months after they had disappeared. A unit is formed and is sent to the last place where they were seen. An island of the coast known as R-Point.

Very good movie. Kept you on the edge all the time. Beautiful setting and production work really helped set the mood. I think using the Vietnam war really helped with the suspense. Pacing was also great. It's slow/fast fast/slow pacing really disconcerts the viewer and hammers home the fact that there's something wrong, I mean wrong with this island.

I think the only thing really wrong with it is that it sets up several sub stories...and does nothing with them. I mean they literally leave the stories hanging. They get them started, but then the bring the main story in and just leave the sub stories in the dust. I think if they were let to play out, it would have made the movie all the much better.

Any fan of War horrors need to pick this up. It would be great for your collection.

three and a half stars.