The Wailing

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Sergio A A horror film that runs over two and a half hours must be fully confident in the strength of its vision, and The Wailing certainly is. It keeps you hooked from start to finish, though often in a frustrating way: you’re exasperated by the choices some characters make, yet you desperately want them to survive. And that’s exactly what a great horror film should do: involve you, unsettle you, and frighten you. It’s a film that plays with the audience, manipulating and dragging them through a spectrum of emotions. Undoubtedly, a bold and brilliantly executed piece of work. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/25/25 Full Review John W A good film, though not as good as the reviews suggest. The atmosphere and mood of the film are awesome. However, the police officers seemed a little too incompetent at times. In the version I watched, there were no subtitles for the most crucial dialogue in the film. You could only see this part in the original Japanese, which annoyed me. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/13/25 Full Review Richard B I had to stop this one when the bad guy was already caught early on and the stupid cops let him destroy the copious evidence. The photography is excellent, but that doesn't make a great movie. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/26/25 Full Review Gonzalo T The Wailing begins with the tone of a dark comedy, luring you into a false sense of ease—then slowly unravels into something far more sinister. There are no cheap jump scares here; just a masterfully controlled descent into nightmarish chaos. The imagery is savage, the tension relentless, and by the end, I had goosebumps like I hadn't felt since the golden age of truly terrifying horror. It feels like the work of someone haunted—possibly since childhood—by deeply unsettling visions. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/18/25 Full Review Lila L. Great twist but main character wasn’t likeable to me. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/09/25 Full Review Audience Member The movie is really interesting and gets you hooked. The direction was really amazing. Evil people really do exist. But, they should have portrayed the good side dominant. The girl in white clothes did not help much. She did not even say who she is. Anyways, demons are cursed. Destroying and murdering beautiful families... Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/08/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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