Movie No. 71 (2016): THE WAILING

The Wailing (aka Goksung)
Director: Na Hong-Jin
Cast: Kwak Do-Won, Jun Kunimura, Hwang Jung-Min
In Korean (and some Japanese), with English subtitles

The movie was also released outside South Korea as "The Strangers."

A stranger arrives in a quiet village. A murder, almost a massacre, happens. The stranger is suspect. But when family members begin killing each other, the village is stirred. This the movie's plot. This plot drives the narrative, which makes an entertaining, suspenseful, brain-twisting, and unforgiving movie.

This is practically a horror movie. But this is one that doesn't necessarily induce scare and screaming. The horror lies in the way the movie disturbs the consciousness. It's scary because it stays with you for quite sometime after seeing it.

I have to mention, too, the outstanding cinematography. The editing, particularly during the last 10 to 15 minutes, is masterful. 

Rating: 4.0/4.0

Date seen: October 23, 2016