Review of The Wailing (2016) by Nbfc — 09 Jan 2018
The plot follows a rural village that is experiencing an epidemic of savage murders committed by people who have contracted a mysterious disease. While the police claim it is all due to toxic mushrooms, rumors start to float around that a Japanese hermit is somehow the cause. Our protagonist, officer Jong-goo, teams up a shaman after his daughter starts showing the same symptoms as the other perpetrators. Meanwhile, there is a mysterious white-robbed woman who keeps giving him cryptic clues concerning the true nature of the danger that our protagonist and his family are in.
A fascinating combination of Korean spiritual and Christian themes, this horror flick from director Na Hong-jin manages to keep up the chills, tension, and memorable scenes coming throughout it’s two and a half hour runtime.
This review of The Wailing (2016) was written by Nbfc on 09 Jan 2018.
The Wailing has generally received very positive reviews.
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