SOME SERIOUS EXORCISM

Movies dealing with exorcism are rarely considered anywhere near of being serious when it comes to plot, twist and outcome. Unless they are being rendered by the Koreans.

„The Wailing” will start pretty casual, on the very brink of parody, but things are about to get pretty messy and scary as the twisting script unwinds. There will be no mercy, no happy end and no safe closures to this battle of the spirits in a God forsaken Korean village, following the well lit Korean path of no compromises.

„The Wailing” makes the entire subject of exorcism more than watchable.

THE WAILING – 6/10

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TOO SWEET

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Chinese cinema tends to steer in two major opposite extremes. While Hong Kong revolves around brutal action packed crime stories, mainland Sino-cinema embraces artistic expression. ”The road home” is one of those artsy flicks, with a story about love and dedication between the young village school teacher and its student.

In theory, everything sounds correct. On the big screen, story is pretty thin and elongated. Photography is fine, but there is a lot of overacting as well.

”The road home” is one decent attempt, but nothing more than that. It could have been a lot better. It should have been a lot better.

THE ROAD HOME - 4/10