The movie plot had sort of a horror movie feeling and so did the 1st half of the movie, but there onwards it took a different turn. I didn't expect to actually like the movie when I started watching it...I'm so glad that I decided to check this movie. :) Lots of plot twists, although you can probably come up with many theories and guess how the story is gonna go. Still it was very interesting and thrilling to watch. And as far as I noticed, there were no plot holes. ?
Also the acting was brilliant...especially that of Kang Ha Neul! His role wasn't an easy one but he did an outstanding job!
Deserves a 10/10. The reason why I gave the re-watch value 3/10 is because the story is kind of tragic so I don't think I can re-watch it again..
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Just had a chance to watch this movie in flight, I was browsing the movies in World Cinema , I came across with this one, when I saw Ha Neul's name I decided settle in with this movie.It was the right choice, movie starts with a family moving to a new home.
Ha Neul is a boy who is studying for university entrance, least that's what we are being shown, but things aren't what seems to be...
First I thought it's a horror movie, but no it's a pretty good thriller.
It gives you the taste of a horror movie.
People are very biased about Ha Neul but I like him as an actor, I did like his performance on this one, as well as previous movies, including Scarlet Heart.
It's filled with plot twists, just when you think oo I got it, it's like this, damn in the next scene you see that you are wrong,
I don't want to spoil anything for giving some information because if I tell something I might ruin the entire movie, you get the know the truth just at the very end of the movie.
As I said previously things are not what it looks like.. Not everyone is who they claim to be :)
The film begins with Jin Seok's nightmare and the movie swallows you like a hurricane/ tornado, you don't want to move from your seat.
After the nightmare his brother got kidnapped and he was missing for about 20 days and when he gets back he starts to behave different.
The close relationship in between them is gone and they are now distant to each other,
There are lots of secret codes, such as the brother tells him not to enter a room, and Jin Seok
keeps hearing sounds / noises from that room and he gets curious obviously.
You don't know what's the reality or what's the fantasy (his dreams. subconscious)
Things are going very fast in the movie, so I suggest you to keep your remote control on hand while watching.
Screen writer is always ahead of you in this movie, it's hard to guess the ending.
I have to admit that the character Kang Ha Neul portraying is not an easy one but he portrays is beautifully..
If I have to give a spoiler I'll give two
Jin Seok goes to police station and they asked his birthdate, and the police tells him that so you are 40 years old, he says no he's only 20 years old, when they asked him the year he says 1997 and everyone starts to laugh and they show him the calendar on the wall, it's 2007 so he's missing 20 years and he doesn't remmeber anything about it..
I have to admit that not only Ha Neul did a great job also Kim Mu Yeol was quite realistic portraying the brother.
When Seok's brother gone missing mother (Na Young Hee) & father (
Moon Sung Geun) were extremely cold and I couldn't understand why at the time.. You'll understand it at the end :) everything you see will be resolved at the end of the movie.
It's not a romance so no happy ending for all..
Happy watching
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My March Recommendation movie
Watched this for my Recommendation Challenge from 𝑮𝒓𝒖𝒎𝒑𝒚 𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒄𝒉. Let’s talk movie…Jin-seok moves into a new home with his family, including his idolized older brother, Yoo-seok. One rainy night, Jin-seok witnesses Yoo-seok being kidnapped by a group of men. After 19 days of silence, Yoo-seok suddenly returns home, but he has no memory of the abduction.
As the days pass, Jin-seok begins to notice strange inconsistencies in his brother’s behavior. The once-kind and perfect Yoo-seok now seems like a different person entirely. At the same time, Jin-seok starts hearing mysterious scratching sounds coming from a locked room in their new house—a room the previous owner warned them never to enter.
Plagued by auditory hallucinations and mounting paranoia, Jin-seok begins to shadow his brother, only to uncover a dark truth that challenges his own sanity and the reality of his family.
From this moment on, the story spirals into a series of psychological twists, revealing that the kidnapping and the "new" house are all part of a much larger, tragic mystery involving a forgotten past.
That's pretty much the story without giving anymore spoilers.
Overall this movie really is not to my taste. At first I thought this was a horror movie, and if not for the challenge's sake, I already dropped it from the first 10-15 minutes.
Later it also bothered me with the plot twist & the ending. I really hope for something better for the ending.
But apart from all of that… This movie is a really good one. It got all the right vibe for thriller, the good acting from all the important actor/ess
If you're a fan of plot twists & a good thriller movie, you can try this…
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One of The Best Psycho Thriller
1. FORGOTTEN is Always be my no.1 favorite Korean Psycho Thriller Movie 👍
2. Kang Ha-neul deserves all the awards ✨️
3. Amazing directing
4. Plot twists master. Plot twist among plot twist. You think you know..but you don't
Period .
10/10 REWATCHABLE
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Very Suspenseful
This story shifted in so many directions as the movie played out. It was a great concept, but a bit confusing at times. What you think is going on after the first 30 or so minutes changes to a completely different direction. Once you realize what is happening ... it changes direction again. Over all it was a well written and extremely well acted thriller.Ha Neul not only gives a fantastic performance, but his appearance dramatically changes with the current situation and time frame. It adds so much to the story.
Don't be too quick to stop watching the movie at the end, there's once scene left with the end credits that really makes you think about what you just witnessed with this group of people. It's a chilling and powerful end to a horrible situation for everyone involved!!
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Amazing story with POWERFUL ACTOR!
First of all, a round of applause for KANG HA NEUL!If a movie has to be good then actors must do a good job too only then a movie can be better, well you can say this is one of the reasons why this movie is good!
Another reason is the powerpack suspense of the movie, well if you have watched many movies then I can say you can guess in advance some points but not all, IT'S RECOMMENDED TO ALL SUSPENSE LOVERS!
EMOTIONAL TOUCH you can only feel when you are quite connected till the end, everyone was pitiable and everyone was quite scary.
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#Forgotten
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SUCH A GOOD TRHILLER
Forgotten is one of those Korean thrillers that grabs you from the first scene and doesn’t let go until the final reveal. The whole movie feels like a giant maze — every time you think you understand what’s going on, it flips on you again.I loved how tense and unsettling the atmosphere was. You can feel that something is “off” the entire time, especially after the brother comes back from his 19-day disappearance acting like a completely different person. It’s creepy in a quiet, psychological way, not a jump-scare way.
And the plot twist? Absolutely wild. It hits hard emotionally too, because the story suddenly recontextualizes everything you’ve been watching. I finished the movie just sitting there like, “Wait… what did I just watch?” in the best way possible.
It’s smart, tight, emotional, and extremely well-acted. If you like thrillers that make your brain spin while also punching you in the feelings, Forgotten is definitely worth it.
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Starting few minutes were good but aftr tht idk wut to say
🚨****SPOILER ALERT****🚨Ok so i have hersd alot of good reviews bout this movie ppl say to this day they r traumatised or there r so many plot twist there were only 2 and werent tht major i mean whn there was whole suspense abt tht room i was like ok bro is prlly gonna be kept there and tortured or smthng but it was genuinely rlly fun whn tht whole suspemse was going on and whn his brother got kidnapped i was like oh sht and whn he came back home all chill i was like thts not his brother everythng was soo good till he heard his mom sayin all this sht to his brother on the call tht he is able to walk and sht i was like ok uk like prlly the brother will do sm sht to him keep him in tht room since no one goes there but boom the mom was acting weird everyones cover flew open and they werent his famile he was in hypnosis of him being brought back in time to re winess his crime and all wtv ye it was sht tbh i mean i expected like more plot twists to come but no legit the last plot twist was i wldnt call tht a plot twist but wtv tht the ml was a killer the movie wld have still been better if:
1) tht the fake family acc made him refresh or make him forget the night he killed his brothers family the fake brothers but it wasn acc him who killed him but the fake brother himself and make it look like he was the culprit and get him killed or smthng like tht and in the ending the ml recalls tht night but i was too late and dies
2) Tht his brother was abducted and a guy came acting like his brother and thn whn the ml caught him tht he was not acc his brother so he abducts the ml and thn he tortures him in tht no entering oom and thn he makes him forget all those things he witnessed and the only thing he remebers is tht he was tortued but wont remeber where who and why and thn tht guy pretending to be his brother acts as is he found the ml and lives with the family as the brother
Tbh ig i watched alot of mystery thriller movies so i knew wut was gonna hpn but trst me im dum whn it comes to guessing the next scene but whn the mothers cover blew i was able to guess the whole plot but obvsly many ppl might like it and many wont its all on u whether u wanna watch it or not
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Good story, exciting, creepy
There were so many good plot twists that I never would have guessed. The story is so exciting and often creepy. I think Kang na heul makes great movies, he's a good actor.But the ending wasn't quite so good. It was an open ending with many questions, but it couldn't have been turned into a happy ending obv.
If the ending had been a little more exciting, or if the open ending had been better, Like in the kmovie " Wall to Wall", I would have given the film even more stars.
But still good acting skills and exciting
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beautifull tragic masterpiece
i swear i didnt see that comin... first time something like this actually hit me this hardAt first it felt like a normal suspense thriller… but slowly it turns into something way deeper n by the end its not just about mystery anymore.. morelike emotional destruction
What makes it hit harder is how you start understanding both sides.. it doesnt felt like simple hero vs villain but like two people who are connected in a very messed up.. painful way.
The ending scenes in the hospital… esp involving both leads… that literally moved me
The way things are revealed gradually makes you rethink the whole story again in your head... like youre trying to process what just happened even after it ends
Acting is totally insane... both leads carried the intensity perfectly till the very end.. TBH i have never seen a movie like this before.. its disturbing, emotional n brilliantly twisted
Definitely one of those films that stays in mind after watching
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the penthouse of crime genres
I really can't think of a good rating for the writing, the 1st time I watched it I really thought it had alot of twists and progress that it was amazing, but during my rewatch that point was the weakest link. it just looked like a combination of 4 or so movies. too many things happened to the point that one would think "is this originality or is this The Penthouse"1st we had the brother's kidnapping, then he returns and he's being suspiciously unlike himself and that was the engaging part until the police station scene where we realize it's not 1997 and he's not 21
I think that's the point where most movies would've stopped, one bug plot twist is enough, but no we get another twist which is the ml is a murder suspect and we reach the 2nd big plot twist, it was an accidental murder.
but then they added another big twist that the husband planned the murder, but again worse twist the "brother" is the son and then they just end it with the biggest twist of all, THEY ALL COMMIT SUICIDE....................... wow just wow... I really see that as a cheap writing move, the writer couldn't think of "redemption" so they just killed off their main characters...
also at some points I was like, that song is so unfitting and annoying so again the "ost" was horrible as well
so why did I give this a 10? becasue at the time of my 1st watch it felt original and I loved the acting xD
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