Review of Tomie (1998) by Melanie S — 18 Dec 2007

Bad direction kills this otherwise promising premise.

This review of Tomie (1998) was written by Melanie S on 18 Dec 2007.

Tomie has generally received mixed reviews.

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By John T (2,122) on 21 Aug 2008

Bloodless but creepy creepy CREEPY Japanese horror film about a demon that masquerades as a teenage girl named Tomie Kawakami…

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By 'Becca L (36) on 07 Mar 2006

[font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=darkorange]Dir: Ataru Oikawa[/color][/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=darkorange] [/color][/size][/font]…

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By Amy H (936) on 13 Nov 2008

This movie was SO slow paced I fell asleep and had to re watch it THREE times…

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By Luis M (377) on 31 Dec 2007

I love all Tomie films and can't wait for the next one coming soon. Tomie Vs. Tomie…

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By Tabby M (4) on 22 Sep 2007

Good series, but some of them aren't as good as others…

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By Jason H (1,621) on 02 Oct 2008

The demonology of Tomie is fascinating. The film attempts to follow Junji Ito's manga of the same name…

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By Arusa S (32) on 09 Aug 2008

Although filmed beautifully... This movie was not as great as I hoped it to be...but hopefully the sequels will do more justice to the name Tomie…

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By Bill B (2,505) on 23 May 2009

An interesting film, though I found it a bit confusing as to who or what Tomie really was in the end…

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By Jerico T (157) on 18 May 2013

This is a perfect creepy Tomie. Great cast but very cheap film…

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By Krista B (147) on 16 Sep 2008

As delicious as it is bizarre, Tomie expresses its own kind of charm in its slow-building, off-the-wall plot and colourful assortment of characters…

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