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- 2002
- Discotek Media
- 1 h 30 m
- 2002
- Discotek Media
- 1 h 30 m
Summary A horror film about the residents of a small Japanese village that become obsessed with spiral-shaped objects.
Directed By: Higuchinsky
Written By: Junji Ito, Kengo Kaji, Takao Nitta, Chika Yasuo
- 2002
- Discotek Media
- 1 h 30 m
- 2002
- Discotek Media
- 1 h 30 m
Spiral
62
5.3
Summary A horror film about the residents of a small Japanese village that become obsessed with spiral-shaped objects.
Directed By: Higuchinsky
Written By: Junji Ito, Kengo Kaji, Takao Nitta, Chika Yasuo
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
62
67% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
22% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
11% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
62
67% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
22% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
11% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
It's creepy, but it's not horrifying. Still, the movie has its distorted, haunting moments that will stick with you, and it's stunning to look at.
A mix of H.P. Lovecraft madness, David Cronenberg biological mutation and David Lynch small-town weirdness, it teasingly dangles explanations never delivered and escapes never sought, while diving into one of the most gonzo horrors to twist onto celluloid in years.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 9 User Ratings
5.3
33% Positive
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
56% Mixed
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5 Ratings
11% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 9 User Ratings
5.3
33% Positive
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
56% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
11% Negative
1 Rating
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Higuchinsky turns the screen into another giant vortex, drawing the characters and the audience deeper into a dark, captivating spell.
With playful, compelling gore having slowed to a near trickle stateside, Uzumaki demands attention.
This deliriously unsettling film evokes H.P. Lovecraft's exquisitely creepy stories of encroaching madness -- not so much in story terms but in its perversely spooky ambience -- with a subtle dose of David Lynch's dark sense of humor.
Like many horror films, it loses steam as it gets more graphic.
At some point, all this visual trickery stops being clever and devolves into flashy, vaguely silly overkill.
