Aiyai: Wrathful Soul

In parts. Just as an example the lead character has suffered an injury and the one who cares for this person the most apparently doesn't know what an injury is and that it needs tending too. Also, there is a back and forth in the timeline that doesn't work at all. Story follows an East Asian man as he looks for a job and unwittingly helps out a vengeful spirit. Not much more than that sadly. It's an okay movie because the lead is an East Asian while everyone else is white -- sorta refreshing but still only a 5.1-5.3 out of 10.

This is a well-made film, production value is very high and overall, the cinematography and look of the film is very pleasing. There are also some fantastic landscapes. Sound and music are ok, it could have used more memorable scores mixed with the eerie sound to create familiarity and themes etc. Actors are a combo of good, bad and mediocre. The lead actor is wooden and hard to watch, this film suffers from a terrible casting agency or bad choices by the director. No actor stands out but there are some amateur actors mixed in with some seasoned good actors are doing their best with an ordinary screenplay. The screenplay is convoluted, not engaging or interesting at all, I'm not sure the film knows what the story is about, its quite boring and there is no shred of horror at all, I felt nothing, there is no heart or soul. The editing is good but there is also a mismatch with GREAT VFX and again, mediocre and average so the consistency is not there. Overall, this film looks like a professional and great production, and I am sure everyone worked so hard on this film - but the biggest problem in conclusion is the STORY and the ACTORS, and DIRECTING. I think the director has promise and talent and I'm sure with the right screenplay he will go very far.

The scenes are jumped quickly. scares are expected and predictable. A lot of cut scenes, can be quite confusing. Low Budget movie overall. Props used are of poor quality. Effects (moving of chairs, flickering of lights, eye contact lenses of scarers) are all obviously staged and artificial. (I could literally see the contact lenses and strings to make effects).

The plot of the story is poor and doesn't link up. It's not interesting at all. Wouldn't recommend anyone to watch it.

I only decided to watch this movie because I saw that it had a 6.7/6.9 rating from IMDB. Throughout the movie, I questioned that rating a lot because this movie is really bad. As a horror fan, it's possible that I'm being to unfair on it but this movie honestly can't compare to most horrors released this year. There are so many instances where the main character seems more like a zombie than someone who is possessed. There's music in all most every scene and that removes all kinds of suspense. I wish I could get my data back.

Why do reviewers always feel the need to give allowances for indie and small production films? If the movie is not good, just say so.... why the "for an indie project" caveats ? Does this movie reak of garbage ? Not quite, it does have its moments, but if this were a big studio production you would not be seeing any 7s, 8s, and 9s given to it. There would be many paragraphs pointing out the flaws.