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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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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Strong opening with a decent finish
The acting was incredible! The story and concept were pretty good as well. I think the first half of the movie is stronger than the second half. The first half really keeps you guessing on what is actually happening which makes it a lot of fun to watch. The wrap up for the movie was pretty good but could've been done a bit better. It wasn't disappointing or bad in any way at all, just maybe could've used a bit more tweaking for the second half.Was this review helpful to you?
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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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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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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
#KangHaNeu
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Amazing Film
I was pleasantly surprised by this film. The acting, the plot, the progression throughout the film were absolutely amazing. The ending really shocked me and it came to a clean and pretty decent close. The twists you never saw coming and when you thought you knew what was going on, it changed. I loved it. I thought it was a sci fi movie at first but it came together so nicely and to think back on it, you are able to put the pieces together. It was refreshing seeing this amazing movie. Writing, acting and I am sure directing was spot on!Was this review helpful to you?
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A Masteful Psychological Thriller In the Hitchcock Tradition!
This is a fantastic psychological thriller reminiscent of some of the best films of Alfred Hitchcock, the master of suspense. In fact, I’m sure he would have been delighted by a plot that has so many twists and unexpected layers that I seriously doubt that most viewers will be able to figure everything out until the final reveal. When a writer can keep the viewers on their toes, you know you’ve done your job well. This film is simply a work of art.The film opens in a seemingly generic plot of a family of four moving into a new house. Jin Seok has a strange sensation of having been there before, but he quickly dismisses it as a mere afterthought. However, he’s puzzled by a single room on the second floor that he’s told is forbidden to enter under any circumstances. From here, strange workings begin to occur. Noises in the middle of the night. Sounds that seem to come from the forbidden room above make Jin Seok wonder what is really going on. Things culminate one evening when he and his brother, Yoo Seok step out for the night when Yoo Seok sees that Jin Seok is unsettled. As Yoo Seok walks back to the house, Jin Seok witnesses several men abducting his brother by tossing him into a van and driving off. Yoo Seok returns 19 days later, but Jin Seok immediately notices that something isn’t right.
The film truly takes off from here because nothing is what it seems to be, and the viewer begins to struggle with Jin Seok and the reality of his situation. Is he hallucinating or dreaming about what’s been going on? Who is involved and why? Trust me. This movie has as many layers as an onion. Just when they’ve pulled back one layer, and you think you’ve got it figured out, a whole new layer is presented, and you’re left with yet another plot twist to unravel.
The writing, directing, and acting performances are all top-notch. Frankly, this may be the best thriller I’ve seen since “The Game,” which is another thriller that literally has the viewer guessing right up until the very end. That is a hallmark of masterful storytelling at its finest!
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I’m confuzzled ?
this movie ruined me physically and mentally bro. I shed so many tears in this one movie and the fact they both died in the end. It’s like I didnt want them to die. I wanted them to stay alive even though he was wrong for killing his parents and his family. He did it because he asked to and I gave it 9 stars, but I wish the ending was different. this movie did so many mind tricks so me my face was like “😲🤔” the whole movie cause so many plot twists. but I low-key love this movie but I wouldn’t watch again.Was this review helpful to you?
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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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