A woman stumbles upon a pair of pink high heels while walking down a subway platform. She picks them up and takes them home only to find out that they are cursed and can ruin her life.A woman stumbles upon a pair of pink high heels while walking down a subway platform. She picks them up and takes them home only to find out that they are cursed and can ruin her life.A woman stumbles upon a pair of pink high heels while walking down a subway platform. She picks them up and takes them home only to find out that they are cursed and can ruin her life.
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- 1 nomination
- In-cheol
- (as Seong-su Kim)
- Kim Mi-hee
- (as Su-hee Go)
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- TriviaItalian censorship visa # 99509 delivered on 15 December 2005.
- GoofsThe colour of the shoes in the modern day moments of the film are a purplish pink, however during the moments where it was presumably the Japanese occupation of Korea at that time, the shoes are a reddish pink, perhaps due to the fact that the shoes have been worn for a very long period of time.
- Quotes
Sun-jae: [Angry] Mommy loves Tae-soo very much... But mommy really hates when Tae-soo lies.
Tae-su: [Crying] It's not a lie! Daddy really came! He said he's too cold and to take him out!
Sun-jae: [Angry] Don't lie to me!... I told you that daddy couldn't come here. How can he? I told you he can't come here, so how could he? How can he?... Why did you lie? Why did you lie?
Tae-su: [Crying] Mommy. Mommy.
Sun-jae: [Sun-jae realizes what she had done to her daughter and hugs her]
[Crying]
Sun-jae: Tae-soo. Tae-soo... Tae-soo, I'm sorry. Mommy was wrong... Tae-soo. Tae-soo... Tae-soo, mommy was wrong. I was wrong. Mommy was wrong...
[Sun-jae becomes obsessed by the red shoes again and grabs her daughter's hair angrily]
Sun-jae: [Angry] But mommy... Really hates when Tae-soo lies.
- Crazy creditsAfter Taesoo, who is covered in thick makeup and wears a black top and white tutu while dancing and looking at her reflection in the mirror, part of the beginning of the credits show. However before they get past the second actor in the cast list, the screen shakes and the text turns red as if there is a technical problem, before it reverts to a scene of people walking in the park. The pink shoes can be seen again in the park, and a girl with roller blades leans down to pick them up. After her hand covers the camera, the credits roll normally.
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Whilst The Red Shoes isn't exactly an exercise in originality, 'borrowing' ideas is not the problem here. Yes, there are similarities with other movies mentioned above; we indeed have a single mother and young daughter relationship at the film's core, yes, they have a penchant for renting a dirty, run down apartment and yes, we have a cursed inanimate object - or objects - (the eponymous shoes) that reek havoc on those who encounter them.
We also have atmospheric, claustrophobic cinematography; (although epileptics should be aware that there are more flashing neons here than in an 80's themed disco). We also have decent acting, but much of this is style over substance. The film takes itself deadly seriously, but the concept of haunted footwear just plain isn't frightening.
With The Ring, the curse spread through various copies of the video-tape, but in order for the curse to spread here, we have to endure scenes of histrionic screaming women and girls trying to steal the shoes from each other at various times of the day/night - the whole thing just seems so unlikely. Not content to lend the shoes an air of supernatural mystery, the film-makers also 'treat' us to some pretty looking, but ultimately distracting and too frequent flash-backs where the shoes supposedly tragic (but ultimately dull) history is revealed.
Finally, The Red Shoes also falls very short in the scares. I watched it twice, alone, and not one of the film's attempts to chill/shock or scare me worked. All in all, The Red Shoes will prove a bitter (and expensive at £20.00) disappointment to fans of horror, who like me, expect - if not originality, then at least to be frightened.
- hoggaglust-1
- Aug 13, 2007
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- Gross worldwide
- $7,853,740
- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1