Muoi (2007)

Director:

Tae-kyeong Kim

Writer:

Tae-kyeong Kim (writer)

Release Date:

26 July 2007 (South Korea)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

"Muoi" charts the path of a Korean writer who travels to Vietnam in search of stories for her second novel. There she learns about a mystery centered around a century-old vengeful spirit. |

Plot Keywords:

Spirit | Best Friend | Novelist | One Word Title | Ritual

Cast

Anh Thu	...	Muoi
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Anh-Thu
Ye-ryeon Cha	...	Seo-yeon
Anh Hong
So-hee Hong
An Jo	...	Yun-hui
Yong-tae Kim
Dong-yeob Ko
Seong-Eon Lim
Binh Minh

Also Known As:

Meui (South Korea)

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

South Korea | Vietnam

Language:

Vietnamese | Korean

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Taiwan:R-12 | Singapore:NC-16

Company:

Billy Pictures

Trivia:

Despite being a Korean movie, most of the scenes in the movie take place in scenic locations of Vietnam like Da Lat, Hoi An, My Son, among which Hoi An and My Son are world heritages claimed by UNESCO.

Movie filled with creepy moments but never gets real scary

When I saw the trailer I knew I had to watch this movie! Because the ending of that trailer really creeped me out! Sadly "Muoi" never comes close to that scene! As a matter of fact that particular scene (involving a little girl) is nowhere to be seen in the movie! That doesn't mean that "Muoi" isn't creepy! It sure is! You will hear a lot of strange noises and there seems to be a lot happening in the dark!For the most time I couldn't make out what it was! Judging by the sound and music it supposed to be scary! But that is all! It never really gets scary! A lot of events are implied which means that too much is left to our imagination! (I thought that this was done to create windows for other possibility's than the usual supernatural elements! Believe me if i say that matters presented aren't that complex). The story is actually very simple and ordinary for a ghost movie like this! The way it is constructed and told though is too abstract for my taste! I only wished that more would have been done with the premise! Since the legend of Muoi is quite interesting and could have been the start of a new horror icon! The problem is that the mystery that has to be solved is pretty obvious! Only one time I really got surprised! I hate to say it but "Muoi" lacks an important amount of suspense and gore that could have compensated for all the shortcomings!