Redeu-ai (2005)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Dong-bin Kim

Release Date:

18 February 2005 (South Korea)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

A supernatural story about a mystic events occurring on the train, which had the route similar to the train which crashed many years ago.

Cast

Shin-yeong Jang	...	Oh Mi-sun
Ji-min Kwak	...	So-hee
Dong-kyu Lee	...	Jin-kyu
Hye-na Kim	...	Hee-joo
Eol Lee	...	Jong-hyun Oh
Hyeon-suk Kim	...	Jin-sook Jung
Yeong-suk Jeong
Dae-yeon Lee	...	Professor Kim
Won-sang Park	...	Jung-ho
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ju-hie Ha
Hyo-ju Park
Il-guk Song	...	Park Chan-shik

Directed by
Dong-bin Kim

Produced by
Nam-hie Kim	....	producer
Yong-guk Kim	....	producer

Cinematography by
Hee-Seong Byeon

Film Editing by
Min-kyeong Shin

Production Companies

• Tae Chang Entertainment
• Taechang Productions

Distributors

• Chungeorahm Film (2005) (South Korea) (theatrical)
• Encore Films (2005) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2005) (Singapore) (theatrical)

Also Known As:

Redeye (International: English title)

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Taiwan:R-12 | Germany:16 | Singapore:NC-16 | Singapore:PG (cut) | South Korea:12

Filming Locations:

South Korea

Company:

Tae Chang Entertainment

A Good Ghost Movie

Good ghost movies are hard to find. I love a good ghost movie, but normally most turn out to be teen-slashers, or just plain silly. This one is very enjoyable. It's not terrifying, and it will not make you hide behind your sofa or think too much, but it is creepy and well-paced. There are some jumpy moments, but the real stress is on a slow build up. For some time the presence of anything sinister is only hinted at. We see characters interacting, dark shadows in the corner, and glimpses of the past, mostly experienced by the main character, a female conductor. It is her first trip as a conductor, and the last trip for a train on that particular line, on which a terrible accident has happened years earlier. There is an atmosphere of menace, which slowly becomes more threatening as more of the characters' fears and backgrounds are revealed and the train gathers speed. There are clichéd scenes, such as someone innocently picking up a coat out of which falls an important newspaper clipping, but they are not bad enough to render the film ridiculous. The effects are well done and sometimes scary, and the slow pacing, accompanied by the constant sound of the train and the subtle cinematography, make for a great atmosphere. If you enjoy spookiness and ghosts you will like this.