Uzumaki – Movie Review
ABC Film Challenge – Horror – U
Director: Higuchinsky
Writer: Kengo Kaji, Takao Nitta, Chika Yasuo (Screenplay)
Writer: Junji Ito (Manga)
Cast
- Eriko Hatsune (Emperor)
- Fhi Fan
- Hinako Saeki (Spiral)
- Shin Eun-kyung
- Keiko Takahashi (Summer of Evil)
Plot: The inhabitants of a small Japanese town become increasingly obsessed with and tormented by spirals.
Runtime: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Uzumaki starts as high school student Kirie Goshima (Hatsune) starts noticing people around her town acting strange. They are getting obsessed with spirals, and believe they have a greater power. It changes people, leading to a series of strange events.
As the spirals start taking over the town, Kirie is forced to understand what they mean. It sees her losing people she loves and facing a battle to stop them before it becomes too late.
Verdict on Uzumaki
Uzumaki is a horror mystery following a small town that becomes consumed by a mysterious series of spirals. It starts taking over their lives as they see them everywhere leading to a series of disturbing events.
This movie is a strange, disturbing and uncomfortable one. It uses the concept of paranoia to create the disturbing beliefs the town gets caught up in. All while leading us down a dangerous path of not knowing what will happen next. The events of the movie create a blend of disturbing deaths, imagery and beliefs that consume people. However, the wacky concept can sometimes leave things feeling more about the amazing effects, than the story. It can suck the life out of the personal journeys the characters must overcome.
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Final Thoughts – Uzumaki is a crazy, wacky and wild movie.
