Streaming Services: Shudder
Cat’s Point of View:
I have to be honest. There wasn’t much that I enjoyed about
this production. I thought the hotel was interesting as a piece of
architecture, and its interior had delightfully elaborate appointments; but
beyond that, everything else seemed to be a jumbled mess.
One thing that Lingering
got right, perhaps, was the ever-present sense of dread that permeated the
film. Everything was so dark, in a literal lighting sense, for the majority of
the film. It was a clever setup to play on our inherent distrust of darkness
for the potential of concealing dangerous things. The occasional glimpse of
subtle scares peeking out from the shadows kept me guessing as to what would
pop out next, if anything, and when.
This film ran on fueling the anticipation for the scares rather
than delivering full-fledged experiences – the latter being few and far
between. I felt like it never really delivered what it kept promising.
I had a little bit of trouble suspending my disbelief on a
few plot points both with some of the characters in the story and some of the
setting. Though, overall, the story just seemed confused with the direction it
really wanted to stick with.
Lingering had
great potential for both the psychological and supernatural aspects of the
horror within its story – I just think something likely was lost in
translation. It’s likely that an audience more familiar with the Korean culture
might get more out of this experience. There were also a few points that ambient
whispers within scenes were not translated by the subtitles. I can’t help but
wonder if I missed key clues that might have helped glue the story together if
I’d understood them.
Unfortunately, it boiled down to a rather unenjoyable
experience for me. I can’t see myself offering this title as a recommendation
in the future.
Rotten
Tomatoes Critic Score –None
Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score – None
Metascore – None
Metacritic User Score – None
IMDB Score – 5.1/10
Trust
the Dice: Cat’s Rating – 1.5/5
Trust
the Dice: Parental Advisory Rating – R
Movie Trailer:
Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score – None
Metascore – None
Metacritic User Score – None
IMDB Score – 5.1/10
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