O estreante Inoue demonstra possuir um bom senso estético, mas ainda precisa refinar sua percepção de ritmo, já que apresenta preocupante tendência para se alongar desnecessariamente em vários planos. E o filme desmorona em seus minutos finais.
Neighbor 13 (2005)
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Reviews Counted:9
Fresh:1
Rotten:8
Average Rating:4.3/10
Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: Taunted relentlessly by his peers, schoolboy Juzo falls victim to the evil Akai. Years later, in a twist of fate, Juzo finds himself face to face with Akai once again when they are both working at... Taunted relentlessly by his peers, schoolboy Juzo falls victim to the evil Akai. Years later, in a twist of fate, Juzo finds himself face to face with Akai once again when they are both working at the same company and living in the same apartment building. As a child, Juzo grew accustomed to Akai's torture, but he will not stand for the same thing as a grownup. Allowing a fearless alter ego to surface and do his dirty work, Juzo slowly morphs into a force much more deadly than Akai could ever have imagined. [More]
Starring: Shido Nakamura, Hirofumi Arai, Yumi Yoshimura, Takashi Miike
Starring: Shido Nakamura, Hirofumi Arai, Yumi Yoshimura, Takashi Miike
Director: Yasuo Inoue
Director: Yasuo Inoue
Reviews for Neighbor 13
Its sluggish pacing and confusing story line will prevent it from appealing to all but the most rabid J-horror fans.
... a technically impressive but altogether listless revenge tale ...
Though it's rarely dull, first-time feature director Yasuo Inoue has a better eye for intriguing and unusual imagery than dramatic staging...
Pic scores big in the first few minutes with its atmospheric lensing of the protag's literal separation into two distinct characters, but then settles into a standard psycho-killer payback drama.
The envelope gets recycled, not pushed, in this moody, brutal, ultimately rather boring revenge saga from Japan.
The Neighbor No. Thirteen forgoes the manic violence of the Korean revenge stunner Oldboy in favor of leisurely paced suspense with sudden bloody outbursts.
Because the metaphysics driving it are so fuzzy, this is the rare horror film where even sludgy viscera elicit only yawns.
The film isn't very good, but it's refreshing to see a director tell a story without the familiar noise of blinking lights and stringy-haired nymphets.
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