Saturday, 19 January 2013

Pulse (Kairo) (2001)



☆ ☆ ☆ 

Pulse (Kairo) (2001) -- K. Kurosawa

J-Horror film from Kiyoshi Kurosawa that moves from ghost in the machine to forbidden rooms to something quite like the apocalypse.  The pervasive mood evoked is less one of dread than of loneliness, but this is eventually countered with a warmth that arises from partnership and trust in the face of extreme challenge.  Sure, there are ellipses in the plot (this is still J-Horror) but, for me, these only add to the creepiness and sense of detachment and alienation.  The thrills and chills are there, but Kurosawa has something deeper to say.


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