Genre: Horror, Mystery, Suspense
Starring:
Ji-tae Yu as Woo Yeong-min
Myeong-min Kim as Heo Hyeon-su
Hye-na Kim as Lee Ji-hyeon / Lee Jeong-hyeon
Ju-bong Gi as Jeong Il-seong
Release year: 2003
Language: Korean
Subtitle: English
Synopsis:
Wu Young-min, a former policeman who inadvertently brought about the death of his partner during a faceoff with a criminal, has quit the police force and now heads up security at Dreampia Department Store as an employee of the security company SecuZone. Having been caught up in the situation at the department store, Wu comes across his former rival and co-worker Ha Hyun-su, who now heads the investigation into the recent murders.
The presence of Ha and the situation as a whole causes Wu to relive the horrendous memories which he has since tried to forget. Meanwhile, Choi Sang-ki is head of SecuZone, which is hurrying to solve the recent string of murders. A mysterious woman Lee Ji-hyun is also found lingering about the crime scenes. Without wishing it, Wu is drawn farther and farther into the deeping mystery surrounding the murders.
Rating: 10/10
User Rating:
Review:
" At first sight, the movie really looks like another clone of the new wave of psychological horror films coming from Asia. It’s true that INTO THE MIRROR borrows a lot of elements from the genre such as the visuals and atmosphere. However, the movie turns out to be much more about a police investigation than a real scary horror movie.
First time director, Kim Seong-Ho did a great job with the script and story line. The plot is well tied up and not too confused. It has a good share of mystery and cops elements mixed with enough fantasy to hook the viewer. Though, the pacing is a bit unbalance as the first part of the movie contains most of ghost, horror and fantasy elements. Then the movie takes a turn when it reaches the middle to become more like a police drama. The ending however, is really the big surprise of the movie with a lot of the mystery finally clarified with answers that at least makes sense and don’t seems like plot hole filler. A great ending, that is worthy of any good Twilight Zone episode, which will leave a feeling of sadness, but also satisfaction in the viewers mind.
Yoo Ji-tae, well known for his role in Attack the Gas station, portrays the main character Young-min. Young-min is a very sad character, torn away in despair and always feeling guilty for the death of his partner. This role was very psychological and Yoo Ji-tae did a great job in his role, even if at the beginning we don’t exactly understand his feelings, it became clearer with the development of the story. Hyun-su the cop was played by Kim Myung-min, one of the hottest new actors in the Korean industry. His character was maybe not developed as much as Young-min but his part was still very well acted. As for Kim Hye-na, she plays the lady ghost, but I won’t say too much about her presence as to not spoil any fun of discovery.
Try and not to enter the film expecting a scary ride from start to finish. As I said before, the movie mix, and very well, two different kinds of styles. Horror is indeed one of the two, but mystery and thriller was the much more dominant styles. The few horrific effects were executed well and the reversals and surprises were fitting. The only problem is that the rules of the ghost, what he can do and cannot do, are not exactly clear and the use of the mirror to commit the murders are used to its best potential. It would have been great if the characters were actually scared of their reflections, fearing to be killed by it, but that concept was never exploited in the movie.
Nonetheless, the investigation is interesting to follow and the actual few elements of horror might be enough to attract those interested in Asian horror films. Maybe not the next big thing for the horror genre, INTO THE MIRROR is indeed a great surprising thriller coming out of South-Korea. "
Source: KFCC
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