UHM - Review - Audition

It's hard to say that this is a horror film, when it really has little to-no horror in it since the first half of the film is like a comedy-romance. Either way, I thought the film was good, but I was left with many questions towards the end. The movie is pretty much about this lonely man who decides that it's time to remarry. He sets out to find a new woman when a friend holds an audition for a film they're working on. The man meets a girl and everything seems perfect, until the truth behind her slowly unravels to the shocking conclusion.

The ending of the film is very shocking indeed. It was confusing and looked incredibly painful. It's hard to explain it really without giving anything away, but let’s just say it'll stick in your mind. Half the movie is just about the lonely man and a woman he showed a liking to at the audition. It shows how he gradually begins to fall in love with her. This movie is very slow, but it somehow kinda keeps you hooked. I knew something was gonna happen with the girl at the end and that's what kept me watching.

The acting in this film is excellent and very believable. The directing was also very well done. I think I was expecting too much from this movie and was a bit let down by the end result. Not by much though. This was more of a story and performance-driven movie. It wasn't a slash'em up horror film, and it had a very good plot. My one real complaint, aside from it being slow and long, was the confusing ending. It just shows a bunch of stuff that just doesn't make sense. I dunno, maybe I need to watch it again. Anyway, that's really the only reason why I gave the film a 6-rating.

OVERALL

Good film, but not something you'd really expect. More of an actor-driven movie with a very good plot that leads to a whacked out ending. Not really recommended unless you don't mind waiting an hour for the horror to start. Might be a good film for all you plot lovers though.

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charles :

Posted 166 days ago

great asian horror film worth a look

mcmeek :

Posted 188 days ago

my eyes still hurt......and i'm constantly checking my feet...
i really like those slow starting athmospheric japanese movies...they keep you on the edge all the time....beautiful executed.

SilentHill :

Posted 315 days ago

I dare them to remake this. I DARE THEM!!!. they will have mobs come in raid their house shove corkscrews through their eyes and syringes through their tongues and then pin their hands to the desk with scissors and use a nail gun to shoot nails through their noses and smash a claw hammer through their forehead. Hey that was pretty good. I just thought that up on the spot.

Joey :

Posted 374 days ago

This is 1 of thoes horror movies that u can understand only if u pay close atintion and apreshate Horror movies.
I love this movie.

frightie :

Posted 495 days ago

I actually plan on revisiting the film very soon. I feel that since I've matured that I would appreciate a film like this more, considering I first reviewed it back when I was barely out of high school.

kao :

Posted 495 days ago

It's been a while since I saw the movie. Overall I like this more than"ichi the killer" from Takashi Miike. Even though plot wise is not much far apart I feel like "Audition" has more character to care about than just all out blood spatter like "Ichi the killer". 8/10 for "Audition"

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