Critic's Corner

Sunday, October 30, 2005

Audition

What the HELL!?!?!?!?!?

This is by far the most disturbing movie I've seen to date. If I were to give one piece of advice to people who have not seen this movie and want to, I would suggest that they read very little about it before watching it.

Aoyama, a movie producer, is a widower. When his teenage son tells him that he looks old and should remarry, he seeks the advice of a colleague, Yoshikawa. Yoshikawa suggests holding an audition where Aoyama can have the "pick of the litter", so to speak. The girl he chooses has a colored past, to say the least, and is full of mystery until about 2/3 of the way through the movie. Often dubbed (according to the Bravo channel) as the Japanese mix between "Misery" and "Fatal Attraction", it has so many disturbing scenes that it's difficult to choose which is the most disturbing.

For those who have seen it,
The piano wire part was disgusting, the acupuncture needles were downright frightening, the part where the old man masturbates while she dances is disturbing, but the one part that I actually had to cover my eyes was the regurgitation scene. Ugh.

This is the Halloween movie of the year. Frightmare at its best and guaranteed to stay with you.


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2 Comments:

  • Hey Susan! I saw this movie on Sundance last year and when it was over I thought "GOOD GOD!" That look they share at the end...now that is disturbing.

    By Blogger Vickie, at 1:50 AM  

  • I can watch just about everything but that scene with the cheese wire was too much. By far the most extreme movie I've ever come across.

    Takashi Miike is a great director.

    By Blogger Malcolm, at 6:22 PM  

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