The Evil Twin (2007) User Reviews

The twin rises from her grave.

[lastliberal-853-253708 · 6/10 · 14 April 2012]

I promise you that if you do not pay attention, the ending will make absolutely no sense to you.

This is a creepy suspense tale, with ghosts, about two girls, twins, who fall into the water. The mother arrives in time to save only one, and chooses the evil twin, who is also her favorite, So-yeon, letting the good twin, Daddy's favorite, Hyo-jin, drown. Both parts are played by then 17-year-old Hyo-jin.

To say more would give the tale away, but, suffice it to say, it was fascinating. Yes, it unfolded slowly - it was a ghost story. That did not detract from the story, and it gave you time to enjoy the beautiful cinematography and costumes.

Kim Ji-Hwan, who wrote and directed, did a good job for his first effort.

The only thing that detracted from the film was the absolutely horrible sub-titles.

Haunting

[Foutainoflife · 7/10 · 26 December 2018]

This film is about a young lady who has spent many years in a coma after nearly drowning. Upon her awakening and having no memories, she learns that her twin sister died in the same incident that put her in a coma. Strange things start happening around the village and as rumors being to run rampant, all suspicion points to her. Is it her or her sister's vengeful ghost?

One thing I liked about this is that it is a period film. I wasn't expecting that so it was a nice surprise. This wasn't a bad film but it does require your attention. Maybe I feel that way because the subtitles were in broken english and it just took a bit more effort to understand everything. I loved the costumes and setting. I also enjoyed the story. The actors were decent and while there was little in regards of special effects, what I saw, I liked. The minimalist touch added to the creepiness.

I wish I could've seen more about the relationship between the sisters and the relationship they had with their friends. It did seem a little slow. My only other complaint was the subtitles. I hate having to reconstruct sentences using broken english as a guide.

This isn't the best movie I've seen but it wasn't bad. I'm glad I came across it.