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      In Love With the Dead

      2007 1h 37m Horror List
      Reviews 46% Audience Score 250+ Ratings Supernatural terror strikes when a man (Shawn Yue) cheats on his terminally ill girlfriend (Stephy Tang). Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member Weak writing, bad acting, boring directing. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review jesse o This isn't either a good horror film nor a good film that explores the complexities of a relationship where one of them has a terminal illness. The movie does try to go into how it can affect a relationship and how Ming looks for comfort elsewhere. And how Wai, the one that has the terminal illness, reacts to that. The problem is that none of the leads are any good with each other. Individually they're adequate, if you can call it that, but they absolutely have no chemistry with each other as far as a romance goes. I never got into the story because the actors never really drew me in. I never really cared for any of them. Because of the fact that the "horror", which comprises like 20% of the film, is so minimal and the rest of the story is so lacking, this film can certainly be a chore to sit through. It's slow and dull for the most part and the movie can be corny and melodramatic at times and the sappy music does not help. I think the horror is where the film is at its best, but it's not like it's anything to write home about either. There's not really any scary stuff that happens at all. I suppose the twist could be considered "scary" and "disturbing" but, as it didn't really make any sense, the twist was very laughable to me. It wasn't as bad as the twist in Shutter, the remake, which I saw before the original film, where I literally burst into laughter, but the twist in this film was still funny but nonsensical. And the ending is tragic and not very good. It just, again, doesn't make any real sense to me. The film COMPLETELY betrayed itself when the horror stuff started kicking in because there's not enough of it throughout the film to truly have any effect whether positive or negative. If the film had remained an examination of how a couple deals through a very difficult time, perhaps with leads who actually had chemistry with each other, the film would've been so much better. The horror in the film just seems so forced and serves no real purpose other than it's what Danny Pang is used to doing. This is a bad film that shouldn't have been so bad. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member By watching the trailer I thought this film is a pure horror with supernatural visual effects make up. When I watched the film it has lots of human emotions of losing a love one from cancer, then the film suddenly changes the genre from drama to horror. Good special effects make up for Yoka Yue's character. Shawn Yue, Stephy Tang and Yoka Yue all performed well with their characters. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Wasent really scary. The story was ok but needed much more dept. The acting was alright, but not a movie I would see again. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Riveting & realistic performances by Shawn Yue & Stephy Tang in this romance horror flick draw the audience into the plot. A little slow-moving at some points but overall interesting, with enough creepy plot twists to keep you glued to your seat for most part of the film. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Den klarer liksom ikke helt å engasjere. Litt sånn som franske filmer ofte er; saktegående, og med et "språk" som er veldig mekanisk og upersonlig, slik at man ikke får noe forhold til karakterene. Alt er filmet med et kaldt lysegrønt filter. Ikke var den særlig skummel heller. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Supernatural terror strikes when a man (Shawn Yue) cheats on his terminally ill girlfriend (Stephy Tang).
      Director
      Danny Pang
      Screenwriter
      Danny Pang, Thomas Pang
      Production Co
      Universe Entertainment
      Genre
      Horror
      Original Language
      Chinese
      Runtime
      1h 37m