The concept of this film was interesting but too many plot devices were used to move the story along. I don't care for movies where implausible events have to occur in order to advance the story. The acting was decent but the ending was really stretched out.
4 Reviews
Confusion Substituting For Suspense.
net_orders19 February 2022
Warning: Spoilers
The story line of this suspense thriller concerns victim revenge on an illegal (and lucrative) organ harvesting and transplanting business based in a malpractice factory masquerading as an inconspicuous, backwater hospital. So far so good. Unfortunately, the execution of this novel and interesting plot device is pretty much on life support (if not DOA--dead on arrival). There is a boat-load of padding with lots of repetition. (Even the surprise ending--which is incredulous--never seems to end due to intense padding.) Excessive use of the onion-pealing process to gradually reveal who the characters really are and what seems to motivate them makes for chronic audience confusion and, ultimately, loss of interest and boredom. Direction is uneven and so is the acting with actors generally delivering perfunctory performances due in part to being saddled with silly dialogue (one writer is also the Director). Cinematography and lighting are okay. So is the music. Subtitles suffer from a lack of editorial downsizing and an often ludicrous presentation pace. Not especially recommended. Viewed at Japanese Film Festival Online. WILLIAM FLANIGAN.
Engrossing suspense thriller marred by pacing issues. I enjoyed the twist.
Fella_shibby13 June 2021
Coincidentally this is the second Japanese movie i saw back to back aft revisiting Battle Royale.
I loved the twist, the movie has decent amount of tension, good suspense but it is a bit long.
A man in a mask after robbing a store, breaks into a hospital and he brings with him a young woman Hitomi Kawasaki, who has been shot by him.
The masked man tells Shugo Hayami to treat Hitomi Kawasaki.
Shugo Hayami, a new doctor who recently lost his wife n an unborn child in an accident gets close to Kawasaki after knowing that Kawasaki too lost a loved one.
While the masked man takes everyone at the hospital as hostages, Hayami and Kawasaki try to escape from the hospital but they encounter mysterious cases one at a time.
The film has a good twist and that too with a good reason.
Pacing is an issue and if u pay very close attention, something can be smelled.
Another flaw is that, a fella after shooting people, keeps the gun at the side of a dead person to put the blame on him but the problem is, the shooter never wipes off the fingerprints and the dead person on whom the blame is supposed to be put on, is wearing gloves and the shooter never attempts to remove the gloves and put the gun in the dead man's palm but rather keep it aside.
I loved the twist, the movie has decent amount of tension, good suspense but it is a bit long.
A man in a mask after robbing a store, breaks into a hospital and he brings with him a young woman Hitomi Kawasaki, who has been shot by him.
The masked man tells Shugo Hayami to treat Hitomi Kawasaki.
Shugo Hayami, a new doctor who recently lost his wife n an unborn child in an accident gets close to Kawasaki after knowing that Kawasaki too lost a loved one.
While the masked man takes everyone at the hospital as hostages, Hayami and Kawasaki try to escape from the hospital but they encounter mysterious cases one at a time.
The film has a good twist and that too with a good reason.
Pacing is an issue and if u pay very close attention, something can be smelled.
Another flaw is that, a fella after shooting people, keeps the gun at the side of a dead person to put the blame on him but the problem is, the shooter never wipes off the fingerprints and the dead person on whom the blame is supposed to be put on, is wearing gloves and the shooter never attempts to remove the gloves and put the gun in the dead man's palm but rather keep it aside.
See also
Awards | FAQ | User Ratings | External Reviews | Metacritic Reviews
