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The Forbidden Play

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Miguel Calabria EscribiendoCine Despite some flaws, such as uneven pacing and a lack of character development, The Forbidden Play is a valuable Japanese horror offering. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 6/10 Jul 1, 2024 Full Review Guillermo Courau La Nación (Argentina) The director does not end up generating an emotional commitment to the story that goes beyond the common places of his filmography. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 2/5 Jun 20, 2024 Full Review Whang Yee Ling The Straits Times (Singapore) Nakata returns with an effective tale of the living dead driven by human emotions. Rated: 3/5 Feb 21, 2024 Full Review Mark Schilling Japan Times The mishmash of genres and influences -- imagine The Exorcist and Terminator 2: Judgement Day run through a J-horror blender -- goes down better than expected. Rated: 3/5 Sep 21, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Luis Gerardo O Crítico en audiencia: Una película de paciencia, que logra tomar nuestro interés desde el principio, por la intriga de la cola de lagartija, que después de ver qué el hechizo funciona, cada "Eloim Essaim" que pronuncia aquel niño; se intensifica el escalofrío. Una historia que avanza lento o se toma su tiempo para construir una idea sólida que nos impacienta saber que saldrá de ese montículo de tierra, que no muchos soporta la espera y deciden por abandonar la función; con un grandioso logro de mantenernos tensos al punto de que la audiencia por igual, pueda sacarnos un brinco de susto. Que de mi parte me pudo hacer sentir unos escalofríos muy intensos. Ig: luis_gerardo.15 Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/19/24 Full Review Jastine P it's more on a complicated family drama film, there's always a dull scene, terrible performances but sometimes entertaining. It's a romantic film in a mistress way of storytelling. HAHAHAHAHA the ending is kinda not that satisfying but the twist is good, I think. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Director
Hideo Nakata
Producer
Takashi Hirano, Takara Kosugi
Screenwriter
Noriaki Sugihara
Production Co
Dub Corporation
Genre
Horror
Original Language
Japanese
Runtime
1h 40m