Shadows in the Palace

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Audience Member The mysterious presentation of the plot and the gradual unraveling make it a brilliant movie. Flashback scenes were a bit hard to understand instantly but made the audience think a lot. Every part of the story coming together at the end is also very masterful. However, the ghost part kind of spoiled it for me and it is the only reason I didn't give it a five star rating. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member Strong female leads; historical (Joseon court life) and enjoyable. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member I don't like asian movies that much, but all in all I gave this one a try. After watchin' it on television I had to buy it on DVD. That is a proof I enjoy the movie. Don't expect a historian movie, it's like a mystery-crime. I would compare it to "The Name of the Rose" with some horror elements. Well made and with great costumes. I would say my all-time favourite korean movie. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Compelling story, especially with its setting. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Korean movie makers seemingly have gotten very good at showing uncomfortable and graphic visuals on the screen. Even in a murder mystery set in olden times in a castle⦠it shows up many times here. I flinched and squirmed at least four times. All said, an interesting and well-done film, but the pace was slowish for no discernible reason (and I like dramas that are allowed to develop!). And the graphic nature really added nothing. I liked it, but not that much. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Non mi è piaciuto, principalmente perchè è lungo in maniera estenuante rispetto a ciò che ha da raccontare. In effetti la trama è molto semplice e sottile, quindi il regista ha preso la bizzarra decisione di estenderla con sequenze piuttosto avulse dalla storia principale, rinunciando invece ad aggiungere qualche colpo di scena che avrebbe potuto rendere interessante un racconto che procede lungo binari troppo prevedibili. Da salvare i bellissimi costumi e due o tre sequenze gore davvero notevoli... Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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