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7.7/10 • 352

2024-02-222h 14m

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The vicious emerges

After tracing the origin of a disturbing supernatural affliction to a wealthy family's ancestral gravesite, a team of paranormal experts relocates the remains—and soon discovers what happens to those who dare to mess with the wrong grave.

Directors
Jang Jae-hyun
Writters
Jang Jae-hyun
Editors
Jang Jae-hyun, Jeong Byeong-jin

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Choi Min-sik

    Choi Min-sik

    Kim Sang-duk

  2. Kim Go-eun

    Kim Go-eun

    Lee Hwa-rim

  3. Yoo Hai-jin

    Yoo Hai-jin

    Ko Young-geun

  4. Lee Do-hyun

    Lee Do-hyun

    Yoon Bong-gil

  5. Kim Jae-chul

    Kim Jae-chul

    Park Ji-yong

  6. Jeon Jin-gi

    Jeon Jin-gi

    Park Geun-hyeon

  7. Kim Sun-young

    Kim Sun-young

    Oh Gwang-sim

  8. Kim Ji-an

    Kim Ji-an

    Park Ja-hye

  9. Kim Min-jun

    Kim Min-jun

    Daimyo Oni

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CinemaSerf

Mar 20, 2024

7/10

"Kim" (Choi Min-sik) is what they call a geomancer. He advises people on the best places for them to bury their loved ones. It's all about feng shui. Woebetide anyone who gets it wrong for a disgruntled ancestor can come back and visit retribution on anyone who mucks that process up - just ask the grandchild who though he would retain grandma's false teeth as as souvenir! Anyway, the wealthy "Park" (Kim Jae-cheol) and his family appear to have a secret that he and the more spiritual pairing of "Hwarim" (Kim Go-eun) and "Bong Gil" (Lee Do-hyun) might be able to help with. Even as far away as in the United States, his family are being tormented by a spirit. They are all led to a remote grave atop a hill that is marked simply by a plain gravestone with no name, just some seemingly random numbers. The buried man was of some importance so the fact that his grave was not ideally placed (only 65/100 on the best plot to have scale) arouses suspicion. They proceed to exhume the uniquely carved juniper coffin and decide to cremate it, but it's considered unlucky to do this in wet weather so leaving it respectfully dressed, plan to complete the process in the morning. This is their first mistake for overnight it falls prey to an inquisitive member of their team who releases an even more menacing entity bent on revenge on all those who left him at 65%! That is just the start of their woes, though. Returning to the grave for a ritual, they discover an even larger, chain-wrapped, box buried vertically - and one with no name, neither! It's now we head straight into "Mummy" mode and the adventure really does pick up. Can they identify this leviathan of menace and terror and thwart it's centuries-old battle plan? I did quite enjoy this. It taps into a fascinating mix of mysticism and legend whilst adding a dose of modern day cynical exploitation (they get paid over $500,000 for their relocation "fee") and as the story moves along you wouldn't want to be a chicken - or a pig, either! The largely dark and wet scenarios work well with the sparing usual of visual effects and a strong ensemble performance that keeps the story of dreams and nightmares moving along well for 2¼ hours of well made and at times quite scary ancient horror.

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Status
Released
Original Language
Korean
Budget
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Revenue
$97,225,691.00
Keywords
ritualcoffinexorcismgravecurseshamanundertakerillnesstomboccultghostgrave diggingancestorvexedshamanismjapanese occupation of koreaevil spiritsdistressing