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Amjeon

  • 20192019
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  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
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Jin Seon-kyu and Seo Ye-Ji in Amjeon (2019)
Aspiring director Mi-jung struggles to come up with ideas for a new horror film until her friend Jun-seo tells her about a mysterious film rumored to be shot by a ghost. But as she gets closer to the truth, the line between her film and her life begins to blur.
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Mi-Jung (Seo Ye-Ji ) is a rookie film director and she has been preparing a horror film for the past 8 years. One day, Mi-Jung hears about a movie which was banned. Mi-Jung wants to know abo... Read allMi-Jung (Seo Ye-Ji ) is a rookie film director and she has been preparing a horror film for the past 8 years. One day, Mi-Jung hears about a movie which was banned. Mi-Jung wants to know about the film. She begins to search for the movie. Her search takes her to meet Jae-Hyun (Ji... Read allMi-Jung (Seo Ye-Ji ) is a rookie film director and she has been preparing a horror film for the past 8 years. One day, Mi-Jung hears about a movie which was banned. Mi-Jung wants to know about the film. She begins to search for the movie. Her search takes her to meet Jae-Hyun (Jin Seon-Kyu), who is the director of the film. Jae-Hyun warns Mi-Jung to forget about his f... Read all
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
902
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  • Director
    • Kim Jin-won
  • Writer
    • Kim Jin-won
  • Stars
    • Seo Ye-Ji
    • Jin Seon-kyu
    • Bo-ra Kim
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  • Director
    • Kim Jin-won
  • Writer
    • Kim Jin-won
  • Stars
    • Seo Ye-Ji
    • Jin Seon-kyu
    • Bo-ra Kim
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    • 16User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
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    Seo Ye-Ji
    Seo Ye-Ji
    • Mi-Jungas Mi-Jung
    Jin Seon-kyu
    Jin Seon-kyu
    • Jae-Hyunas Jae-Hyun
    Bo-ra Kim
    • Ji-Sooas Ji-Soo
    Cha Yup
    Cha Yup
    • Kwang-Baeas Kwang-Bae
    Yoon-ho Ji
    • Joon-Seoas Joon-Seo
    Jae-Young Joe
    • Young-Minas Young-Min
    Kim Mi-Kyung
    Kim Mi-Kyung
    • Film Processoras Film Processor
    Kim Jae-In
    • Mi-Jung Actressas Mi-Jung Actress
    Yoon Jeong-ro
    • PD Movie Companyas PD Movie Company
    • (as Jung Ro Yoon)
    Tae-boo Nam
    • Grilled Clam Restaurant 'Sung-Tae'as Grilled Clam Restaurant 'Sung-Tae'
    So-Yi Shin
    • Audience Memberas Audience Member
    Joo Jong-Hyuk
    • Jung-Minas Jung-Min
    Tonmoy KD
    • Jackas Jack
    Seo Suk-Kyu
    • Senior Colleague Kangas Senior Colleague Kang
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    4/10
    It has moments, but those moments are not enough.
    I though about making my header comment... ''Warning... do NOT play'', but that was both low hanging fruit and not completely honest. This movie is not a complete waste of time, and some people might even like it more than I did-- if those people are looking for a rather formulaic Korean horror that tries really hard, but ultimately superficially, to be surprising and gripping. It is competently filmed in its own right, and you can tell that some experience was behind the making of the film, but...

    The truth is the premise of a ''lost'', cursed creative product lurking to be rediscovered by an ambitious young creative was uninspired, the plot development is not nearly so innovative as alluded to (and the end was rather predictable to me), the mixing of found footage and professional was disappointingly cliched, and most glaringly, the characters were at best, stock. The mad director, the insatiably curious (and even unsympathetically unethical) young new writer looking to overcome their writer's block, the impatient producer, the earnest supporters who will likely be fodder... etc. The movie has a few honestly creepy moments, but those moments are themselves cliche, albeit fairly well done, and the addition of a few creepy scenes can not overcome the overall dullness of the movie, or the badly written characters and overacting which so many Korean directors seem to feel makes it more gripping.

    At least it wasn't needlessly filled with screaming... lot's of ragged hyperventilating, but not too many screams, so that is something.
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    • Release date
      • October 5, 2021 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • South Korea
    • Language
      • Korean
    • Also known as
      • Warning: Do Not Play
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,055,163
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39:1

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