The 2021 South Korean movie "Show Me the Ghost" is listed as a horror comedy, so as I sat down to watch it here in 2022, that was exactly what I was expecting.
And let me just say that this being a comedy might be somewhat of a stretch. There was nothing in the movie that made me laugh, so writer and director Eun-Kyoung Kim certainly failed to deliver something wholehearted. And truth be told, then the script and storyline was so bland and generic that the movie wasn't really worth the effort.
The storyline told in "Show Me the Ghost" offered nothing new to the audience, and it felt like a watered down cash-in on movies like "Ju-On" and such ghost movies, but with an added element of light comedy. The problem was, however, that the comedy didn't work and the story was just so monotonous and slow paced that it was problematic keeping an interest in it.
The acting performances in "Show Me the Ghost" were adequate, but the actors and actresses were struggling hard with having no properly written script, characters or dialogue to work with. So it was cringeworthy at times to watch them stumble around on the screen.
"Show Me the Ghost" was a massive swing and a miss. And if you enjoy horror comedies, then the South Korean cinema has much interesting movies to offer. However, I managed to sit through the entire ordeal, though I wasn't impressed or even overly entertained. This is definitely not a movie I would recommend you wasting your time, money or effort on.
My rating of "Show Me the Ghost" lands on a very generous three out of ten stars, and that is entirely almost based on the production value of the movie.
And let me just say that this being a comedy might be somewhat of a stretch. There was nothing in the movie that made me laugh, so writer and director Eun-Kyoung Kim certainly failed to deliver something wholehearted. And truth be told, then the script and storyline was so bland and generic that the movie wasn't really worth the effort.
The storyline told in "Show Me the Ghost" offered nothing new to the audience, and it felt like a watered down cash-in on movies like "Ju-On" and such ghost movies, but with an added element of light comedy. The problem was, however, that the comedy didn't work and the story was just so monotonous and slow paced that it was problematic keeping an interest in it.
The acting performances in "Show Me the Ghost" were adequate, but the actors and actresses were struggling hard with having no properly written script, characters or dialogue to work with. So it was cringeworthy at times to watch them stumble around on the screen.
"Show Me the Ghost" was a massive swing and a miss. And if you enjoy horror comedies, then the South Korean cinema has much interesting movies to offer. However, I managed to sit through the entire ordeal, though I wasn't impressed or even overly entertained. This is definitely not a movie I would recommend you wasting your time, money or effort on.
My rating of "Show Me the Ghost" lands on a very generous three out of ten stars, and that is entirely almost based on the production value of the movie.