Sonyeogoedam (2014) Reviews

• Slightly better.

  gothic-fiction2015-01-24

  The other person that commented here seems to be quite excited about the movie, I just finished it, and I have to say, I'm not quite on the same page. Or the second. Maybe the third! So, is this a horror, comedy, romance movie? No! It has horror elements, has a lot of romance, but comedy.. a goof here and there doesn't make it humorous, so don't expect a black comedy. It's just a more touching Asian horror, not too hard to predict, way too many flashes between past and present but overall a production that I graded with a 5! You will notice that very few people are involved in this movie, almost no extras whatsoever, the surroundings are cheap and isolated, so budget did limit the production. I think it could have been better but also, I do believe it made the most of what it had. So, will I recommend it to an Asian horror cinema fan? Sure, it's a nice add-on, therefore go for it. Seen a lot more worse than this, so fear not, it's an OK movie. Without saying more, just watch it, you'll probably thank me later, by pressing that "Yes" button! Cheers!

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• Better than Good - no real spoilers within

  spoken2014-11-19

  I sat glued, except when I jumped, to this poignant film about a young man-teen who unwillingly communicates with ghosts, who finds himself in an unusual situation punctuated by a clique of classroom bullies, and feels compelled to assist a "special" friend. The "false end" is so touchingly tender I cried, which surprised the 'ell out of me! If I say anything else I'll spoil something because of the way the film is put together; the viewer is taken back and forth from past to present events until all get tied together with a reasonably logical and acceptable bow. My favorite "thing" about Mourning Grave (2014) is that in no way did it feel like anything other than a ghost/horror movie. In other words, the stuff you'd find in dramas and romances didn't detract at all. Oh, and I love the nutty uncle. I want one just like him. I would call this soft-core, East-Asian horror. Take a chance and enjoy!

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• Endearing

  adeleysim2019-01-09

  This movie is a good mix of horror (supernatural and human nature), yet some light hearted moments and some really heart warming ones. I really liked it.

• Good Story But Not Scary

  foutainoflife2018-09-15

  This wasn't that scary for me but I watch a lot of horror. I guess I might have a tolerance to "scary." This did have a good story that I liked very much. I thought that the majority of the actors did a nice job in their character roles and some of the scenes were shot nicely. This isn't top notch horror but if you are looking for a good ghost movie I'd suggest giving it a chance.

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• A less than mediocre swing and miss in the South Korean cinema...

  paul_haakonsen2018-06-18

  Needless to say that I instantly jumped at the chance to watch "Mourning Grave" (aka "Sonyeogoedam") when I was given the chance, because I do like South Korean cinema quite a lot. Right, well I must admit that this was a rather scrambled mess of a storyline, that didn't really have much coherency to it. And that sent a terrible blow to the movie; a blow that it never recovered from. "Mourning Grave" is blessed with some good acting performances from an equally good cast. However, they were struggling an uphill and losing battle against a terrible storyline and equally terrible plot. And the fact that the storytelling in the movie was unfathomably slow really didn't help lift up the movie experience in any way. The movie did have adequate effects, though. This movie was not scary, not in the least bit. It was more of a supernatural drama than it was a horror movie. So the disappointment left a bitter tinge in my mouth once the movie ended.

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