Right, well the synopsis for this 2022 South Korean horror movie sounded interesting. And with "Gwimot" (aka "The Devil in the Lake") being an Asian horror movie that I hadn't already seen, of course I had to watch it, as I had the opportunity to do so.
However, writer and director Se-Woong Tak didn't deliver a particularly entertaining horror movie. While the promise of the storyline was inviting and interesting, then the execution from script to screen made for an unfathomably slow paced, uneventful, and downright pointless movie experience.
Rarely have I sat through a movie as slow paced and uneventful as "Gwimot" turned out to be. And to make matters worse, then the movie runs for 111 minutes, and that makes sitting through this movie quite an ordeal. And believe it or not, but I managed to endure the entire movie, hoping that the storyline and narrative would pick up its pace. It just never happened.
It should be said that the acting performances in the movie were good. It is a small cast ensemble, so they had to perform a bit more to carry the movie. I will say that they definitely put on good performances, but the pacing and contents of the storyline just killed off the enjoyment.
Visually then "Gwimot" was okay. It is not a horror movie that relies heavily on special effects.
If you enjoy Asian horror movies, then give "Gwimot" a wide berth, because the only real horror here was how slow paced and devoid of entertainment the storyline was. Don't waste your time, money and effort on "Gwimot", because some of us did so you don't have to.
My rating of "Gwimot" lands on a two out of ten stars.
