Not for me.
Felt it focused more on style over creating a solid narrative.
Nicholas Cage was amazing though.
“A mother's love endures through all.” – Washington Irving.
After seeing a friend post the poster on social media made me decide to watch the film -- but as always, I entered blind. And all I can say is, thank God I did, as the film pretty much blew me away.
Something that seemed like your run-of-the-mill found footage horror, turned into one of the better horror films I've seen to date, and -- I've seen a lot.
Wrapped within…
In a span of 1 month, South Korea released 2 zombie films.
On July 15, 2020 they released the sequel to 2016's Train To Busan titled Peninsula. But, a couple weeks earlier (June 24) they released in my opinion, the far better one -- #Alive.
#Alive (2020)
The rapid spread of an unknown infection has left an entire city in ungovernable chaos, but one survivor remains alive in isolation. It is his story.
I was genuinely intrigued and excited upon…
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
I honestly think that this is a brilliantly made film.
Though admittedly, I felt incredibly uncomfortable with how Iguchi & Shigehiko treated Rinko...the film still showed incredible storytelling & craft.
Shinya Tsukamoto proved that he is an incredible storyteller, even when it doesnt entail body-horror and grotesque machinations.
At first you'd feel disgusted by Iguchi who rewards the woman who saves his life by blackmailing her into doing lewd acts in public, but soon realize that compared to her husband Shigehiko, Iguchi…