Review of Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (2018) by Moviereviewer45 — 19 May 2018

I watched this in a local mall and my expectations for this movie is quite low because, for myself, it is an another generic, cliched Korean horror movie that does not deliver genuine scares and dread.

At the beginning of the movie, it seems uninteresting at first but as the movie progresses it becomes interesting and quite spooky. The CGI for this movie is good and not some generic, lackluster effort. The characterization of the cast is quite genuine and performs their acts well. The eerie atmosphere in this movie adds some tension to the seriousness of the film. I despise the lighting of the movie though, it's quite dark and needs improvement over the lighting conditions. The movie manage to pull some different idea on the premise which I think, in my opinion, is an asset for this movie being a good and decent film. Not only the movie itself that is terrifying but also when you googled the setting place and you found out that the abandoned asylum is a real life abandoned establishment in South Korea, it adds another dread to people who just loves horror films.