Not innovative, but entertaining enough...
"The Complex" does deviate a bit from the standard Japanese horror genre with some pretty interesting twists, which was a very welcomed change of pace to the genre. However, the movie was nowhere near being scary, or I am just too seasoned and hardened to horror, and that resulted in a mediocre result.
The story is about Asuka who moves into an older apartment complex, and soon after strange things start to happen which threaten to send Asuka's mind down a spiral of despair.
Story-wise then "The Complex" was following a stereotypical 'how-to-make-a-horror-movie' blueprint, but it has some interesting twists and turn of events.
The acting was good and helped the movie along quite well. Atsuko Maeda actually carried the lead quite well.
The effects in "The Complex" were adequate, but not overly impressive or dazzling. But they did serve the purpose well enough.
However, the lack of proper scares was the downfall that plummeted the movie into mediocrity. And as such, what could have been a unique movie ended up as a movie that you will Watch once and then never again.
The story is about Asuka who moves into an older apartment complex, and soon after strange things start to happen which threaten to send Asuka's mind down a spiral of despair.
Story-wise then "The Complex" was following a stereotypical 'how-to-make-a-horror-movie' blueprint, but it has some interesting twists and turn of events.
The acting was good and helped the movie along quite well. Atsuko Maeda actually carried the lead quite well.
The effects in "The Complex" were adequate, but not overly impressive or dazzling. But they did serve the purpose well enough.
However, the lack of proper scares was the downfall that plummeted the movie into mediocrity. And as such, what could have been a unique movie ended up as a movie that you will Watch once and then never again.
- paul_m_haakonsen
- Dec 22, 2015