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13 kaidan (2003)
amazing
This movie is pretty good.
I expect it to be purchased and remade by Tom Cruise or someone like that.
The story is about two men: a prison guard on vacation from prison and a released convict. The guard chooses the convict to help him solve a crime. There is a significant cultural difference in the way prison is treated in the US and Japan.
The prison guard has some ghosts in his closet that he must get rid of and so does the convict. They cross paths with other people who have stories to tell and relive.
The story arch that pervades Western culture is the one of redemption. This movie is also about redemption, but with a twist.
Fear X (2003)
great movie
I loved this movie.
I thought the character played by John Turturro was about coming to terms with the death of his wife. His wife dies in a random way, and we want there to be some purpose for every thing in life. Sometimes, there isn't a purpose.
Harry (John Turturro) copes with the loss of his wife in his own way, burying his grief under layers of denial.
The movie is about him coming face to face with that denial.
I give this movie 9.5 out of 10, if only because it was lacking some production value that more money would have given it.
The movie went into distribution hell after completion. I'm glad that it has surfaced in DVD so that others may enjoy it.