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- 2016
- TV-MA
- California Pictures (I)
- 2 h 36 m
- 2016
- TV-MA
- California Pictures (I)
- 2 h 36 m
Summary A foreigner’s mysterious appearance in a quiet, rural village causes suspicion among the locals - suspicion which quickly turns to hysteria as the townspeople begin killing each other in brutal outbursts for seemingly no reason. As the investigating officer watches his daughter fall under the same savage spell, he agrees to consult a sh...
Directed By: Na Hong-jin
Written By: Na Hong-jin
- 2016
- TV-MA
- California Pictures (I)
- 2 h 36 m
- 2016
- TV-MA
- California Pictures (I)
- 2 h 36 m
The Wailing
7.9
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Summary A foreigner’s mysterious appearance in a quiet, rural village causes suspicion among the locals - suspicion which quickly turns to hysteria as the townspeople begin killing each other in brutal outbursts for seemingly no reason. As the investigating officer watches his daughter fall under the same savage spell, he agrees to consult a sh...
Directed By: Na Hong-jin
Written By: Na Hong-jin
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 19 Critic Reviews
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100% Positive
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0% Mixed
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 19 Critic Reviews
81
100% Positive
19 Reviews
19 Reviews
0% Mixed
0 Reviews
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0% Negative
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Not only is the film a compellingly told tale of suspense and terror, but it's crafted with such precision and sense of timing that one can cry "Masterpiece!" without being shamefaced or wondering if a hyperbole-induced crime against all good sense has just been committed.
Na’s screenplay takes viewers to the root of evil in a manner that subverts expectations and cleverly manipulates cause and effect at almost every turn.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 191 User Ratings
7.9
85% Positive
163 Ratings
163 Ratings
7% Mixed
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
7% Negative
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 191 User Ratings
7.9
85% Positive
163 Ratings
163 Ratings
7% Mixed
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
7% Negative
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
After six years of waiting, The Wailing finally arrived on our screens, the third film by Na Hong-Jin, a director who already left us with a twisted ass in his two previous (and excellent) The Chaser and The Yellow Sea.
However, and without leaving aside the thriller path, here we find a much more unleashed, supernatural and wild Na. If anyone doubted that he was going to soften because he had money from 20th Century Fox, forget it.
The Wailing is pure evil, blood and madness. In short: a work as absurd as it is essential.
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The Wailing might be a somewhat meandering and nonsensical genre recombination, but that spell never breaks over its lengthy running time.
Two-and-a-half hours long, but never slow, The Wailing takes its time to burrow under your skin, but by the time it weaves its dark, potent spell, it leaves you with a lingering, unshakeable sense of dread that Hollywood horror films can rarely muster.
What makes The Wailing so unusually disturbing is the almost palpable aura of evil it radiates from calm start to sorrowful finish. More disturbing still is the way that evil can seem indistinguishable from compassion.
That the film has so many partial reference points only makes the ultimate amalgamation stranger, as the chimeric whole can't be fully explained by its parts. The Wailing enters the world malformed and screaming, as powerless to stop itself as we are.
This is horror filmmaking that's designed to work on you like a virus, slowly incapacitating your defenses so it can build up and do some real damage.
I was pretty excited for this movie after my friend suggested me & also after seeing film's high rating. In starting, film was going in good pace but after 45 minutes I was not able to take it anymore. It was unnecessary stretched. The director could have shown us much better in 2hr 30min.
In between the movie, I was confused if I was watching horror or drama movie. I can keep on going on how bad this movie is compared to the reviews you read here.
Overall, will not recommend this movie. Will recommend you to see better movies of same runtime (2hr 30min).
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I seldom am as disappointed by a film that gets such critical acclaim. I just couldn't get past big cops falling onto the ground in totally defenseless postures at the slightest threats. Also the high pitched whining that seems to be a staple of many Asian films annoys the hell out of me.
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Something i never understand with these Korean movies they always stretch their movies too long than it needed to be like this one, why is this movie is 2 hours and a half?! It should have been 1:30 maximum
The movie started with an integrating and mysterious story but slowly becomes confusing and dull in a bad way.
The main character's acting was terrible and overdramatic as if he was in a comedy movie so is the rest of the police, most of the movie was a bunch of people screaming which annoyed me a bit.
The ending which is supposed to tighten up the story will leave you confused.
The only thing i liked about it was the first half hour and the cinematography.
For these reasons, i do not recommend go watch a better Horror movie.
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Production Company
20th Century Fox,
Fox International Production,
Ivanhoe Pictures,
Side Mirror
Release Date Jun 3, 2016
Duration 2 h 36 m
Rating TV-MA
Tagline From acclaimed director Na Hong-jin
Awards
Grand Bell Awards, South Korea
• 5 Wins & 15 Nominations
Blue Dragon Awards
• 5 Wins & 12 Nominations
Buil Film Awards
• 10 Nominations
