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Guimoon: The Lightless Door korean drama review
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Guimoon: The Lightless Door
2 people found this review helpful
by Kate
Mar 29, 2022
Completed
Overall 4.5
Story 4.0
Acting/Cast 7.5
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 2.0

One big, missed opportunity.

I was quite excited to watch it. Waited till late night to get the right atmosphere and get the best possible experience. 15 minutes in I started to become extremely sleepy, and it was not because I was tired. Kim Kang Woo is stunning, but his beautiful face is not enough to keep me engaged, when all I see on screen is him walking around the building with a flashlight.

I am truly impressed how such a short movie that also has so many different tropes, time lines, and plot elements, can be this boring. The plot twists were predictable, the story told in a messy way, the protagonist was a massive idiot that truly did only one thing right.

They tried to be creative, giving a twist to the typical “black haired girl ghost” story, but it was so ridiculous, it did not work out - especially with this execution.

The design for the ghosts and scares was mediocre at best, simple copy paste of what we saw in other movies. Basically a snapchat ghost filter.

They did not use the place for their advantage - could have presented the place as a claustrophobic loop, but I never felt that.

Kim Kang Woo did a good job acting wise, but the rest of the cast was just comical. The screams that are so important in horror movies, mostly sounded like free stock audio.

To sum it up, it felt like they had an interesting idea, but no clue how to present it.
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