The Wailing is set in a rural village surrounded by mountains where a series of mysterious murders and deaths shrouds its citizens. The protagonist, a policeman, visits a fresh case where he discovers a person suffering from boils and bruises throughout his body sitting in the front yard high, as a kite without a sense of his doings. They suspect that it's the work of some wild mushrooms influencing the heinous crimes but likewise another suspicion comes into play because of a mysterious Japanese man who recently moved into the village, just around when the events starts to occur. The story follows, the uncovering of the truth revolving around this Japanese man and a hoard of mind-boggling twists and turns. Now, How is that for a plot? Thanks to its writer and director Hong-jin Na, who takes us on a roller coaster horror ride.
The film sticks to a bizarre storyline and delivers one of the most epic climaxes I have seen in a horror movie since Rosemary's Baby, Sixth Sense and The Ring. The treatment style of the movie is very linear but what elevates the storyline is the cinematography. The movie features some epic cinematic shots and camera movements elevating scenes to great heights. A pulsating Screenplay is one of the best, I have come across in the Horror genre in a very long time. Production design, Music, costumes and makeup are top class. The movie is pretty lengthy at 156 minutes but editing is excellent. Almost all the actors have put in a great amount of effort in getting the right emotions, including the supporting actors and the results are pretty amazing for us to see.
Overall, The Wailing is one of the rare gems in cinema, which, if I start talking about, I probably would end up writing a thesis sized notebook. In short, it's one of the best horror movie, that I have ever watched. The movie has portrayed the subject of Black magic, occult, voodoo and super natural in the best way possible way, while preserving the audience's believability all along the way. The Wailing is one such movie I can say that, it made me pray that the movie never gets over. Highly recommend for all Horror movie fans around the world. Please view it in a dark atmosphere, preferably after dinner with higher volume for maximum effect. 8.3 stars out of 10 for this magnificent masterpiece, which I will remember for a very long time.
The film sticks to a bizarre storyline and delivers one of the most epic climaxes I have seen in a horror movie since Rosemary's Baby, Sixth Sense and The Ring. The treatment style of the movie is very linear but what elevates the storyline is the cinematography. The movie features some epic cinematic shots and camera movements elevating scenes to great heights. A pulsating Screenplay is one of the best, I have come across in the Horror genre in a very long time. Production design, Music, costumes and makeup are top class. The movie is pretty lengthy at 156 minutes but editing is excellent. Almost all the actors have put in a great amount of effort in getting the right emotions, including the supporting actors and the results are pretty amazing for us to see.
Overall, The Wailing is one of the rare gems in cinema, which, if I start talking about, I probably would end up writing a thesis sized notebook. In short, it's one of the best horror movie, that I have ever watched. The movie has portrayed the subject of Black magic, occult, voodoo and super natural in the best way possible way, while preserving the audience's believability all along the way. The Wailing is one such movie I can say that, it made me pray that the movie never gets over. Highly recommend for all Horror movie fans around the world. Please view it in a dark atmosphere, preferably after dinner with higher volume for maximum effect. 8.3 stars out of 10 for this magnificent masterpiece, which I will remember for a very long time.