Review of Noroi: The Curse (2005) by Camden N — 13 Mar 2010
Great movie, but I felt that the (MAJOR SPOILER) injection of CGI ghosts in the forest scene (with the very fake looking fetuses) and in the final scene harmed it somewhat. I'm willing to look past the fetuses, since they might not have been able to do that any more realistically, but the phony looking appearance of Kana in the otherwise chilling final scene almost ruined it for me.
Still, I liked this movie a lot. It had a much more complex narrative than any other found-footage/mockumentary film I've seen, and it was fun putting the pieces together. I'd like to see more films like this! Some of the questions remained annoyingly unresolved, though.
Why did those other 5 people hang themselves? What did that guy in the apartment have to do with Kana (for instance, was it possible that the psychic was actually picking up on Ishii's room but accidentally drew the map wrong, or perhaps Kobayashi went to the wrong room?)? What did that one shrine that Marika visited have to do with Kagutaba? These questions remain in my mind, and will probably bug me for a while.
This review of Noroi: The Curse (2005) was written by Camden N on 13 Mar 2010.
Noroi: The Curse has generally received positive reviews.
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