Silk was marketed as a ghost/ horror movie but actually goes the way of the sci-fi detective film-- you will probably enjoy the development of the story/ premise more than any way it tries to scare you. The science is bogus, of course, and merely a set-up/ device for a science-fictional exploration into the nature of death. Asian cinema has been gradually moving away from the "boo or boom" tactics that Hollywood still largely relies on.
But as a genre film, it barely gets the kind of special effects/ production values it needs to be fully effective. Except for the "silk" in the title, which needs a big enough screen to be seen properly, many FX are "iffy" and may actually take you "out" of the film at the crucial moments. Which is a pity, because its lighting and pacing does succeed in creating a special "mood" where the normal interacts with the paranormal.
I found the final third of the film where the pace changes quite exciting and the final scenes which puts a few new twists on the plot clever. But the things to think about after watching the film is really how the scientist and the detective had completely different ways of dealing with death, so it would have been more interesting to me if the film had been plotted more tightly around them and their conflicts. But then, it would have difficulty marketing itself as a ghost/ horror movie....
But as a genre film, it barely gets the kind of special effects/ production values it needs to be fully effective. Except for the "silk" in the title, which needs a big enough screen to be seen properly, many FX are "iffy" and may actually take you "out" of the film at the crucial moments. Which is a pity, because its lighting and pacing does succeed in creating a special "mood" where the normal interacts with the paranormal.
I found the final third of the film where the pace changes quite exciting and the final scenes which puts a few new twists on the plot clever. But the things to think about after watching the film is really how the scientist and the detective had completely different ways of dealing with death, so it would have been more interesting to me if the film had been plotted more tightly around them and their conflicts. But then, it would have difficulty marketing itself as a ghost/ horror movie....