A brand new South Korean fantasy/horror style effort.
On the heels of star-making roles in movies like “Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard” and “Secret Reunion,” Gang Dong-won has been probably the most distinguished star actors in South Korean cinema which is the case together with his flip within the function of Dr. Cheon in director Kim Seong-sik’s newest effort. Primarily based on Contemporary and Kim Hong-tae’s widespread webtoon “Possessed” and serving because the opening chapter for its franchise, WellGo USA releases the brand new style effort in theaters October 6.
Arriving in a small village, Dr. Cheon (Gang Dong-won) and his technical assistant Inbae (Lee Dong-hwi) are approached by Yoo-kyung (Esom), a younger girl asking him to make use of his fabled Shamanistic powers to assist her household. Whereas initially turned off by her severe nature, the financial cost brings them collectively to take a look at the requested case trying on the supposed possession of her youthful sister the place they reside inside their home. Whereas trying to assist them, Dr. Cheon and Inabe discover the true reason behind the haunting to be primarily based on the reanimated spirit of a mystical being that’s related to an encounter together with his father years earlier attempting to hunt revenge by possessing his new goal and forces them to seek out the technique of stopping the entity earlier than it may well fulfill its mission.
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Total, “Dr. Cheon” was fairly satisfying for what it’s. One of many higher components of it’s the likable setup by author/director Seong-sik that mixes collectively a number of fairly enjoyable components into being extra satisfying than anticipated. The preliminary setup of Dr. Cheon being offered as a faux shaman however turning out to be much more resourceful with real supernatural abilities is a time-honored tactic within the style however comes off slightly enjoyable right here. The interaction between him and Inabe makes it appear that their enterprise is catered to fleece harmless folks of their cash duplicitously on the idea of real supernatural reasoning right into a slightly elaborate and worthwhile rip-off. The greed with which they strategy the brand new case supplied by Yoo-kyung solely to be confronted with the precise factor that requires him to carry out his skillset honestly and actually, is a good contact general. As properly, making the household connection between him and his long-dead father, who’re each fairly expert at coping with one of these entity since they’re each expert shamans, provides some effective additional components to this for a enjoyable expertise.
That setup offers “Dr. Cheon” with the prospect to current some intriguing and chilling encounters. The opening exorcism try on the household manages to showcase Dr. Cheon and Inbae and the way skillfully they deal with a state of affairs despite the fact that the plan doesn’t go that properly on the final minute. The later scenes displaying them arriving at Yoo-kyung’s village and searching into her sister’s case flip into a number of effective if overly hokey haunted house-style sequences that includes the demonic spirit, provide the type of high-energy sequences that concentrate on the foolish CGI of the being to boost the spectacle of the sequence. Placing collectively extra of a showcase piece for the supernatural abilities in a sequence of confrontations that convey in regards to the true nature of the demonic pressure haunting the household, these present a enjoyable and general likable presence. Persevering with to construct the storyline about Dr. Cheon’s previous which begins the third half right into a strong discovery piece that provides some usually goofy scenes into the combo because the comedy all through the movie is sort of good.
There isn’t a lot to carry “Misplaced Talisman” down however there are some points at play. One of many main components with it’s a barely convoluted situation that arises over the course of the ultimate half. There are merely method too many revelations that come about as soon as Cheon and Inabe arrive at Yoo-kyung’s home and start their mission, revolving round secrets and techniques surrounding the loss of life of his father, the actual cause why it has possessed the daughter, and finally going out on a quest to recuperate the sacred artifact wanted to stop its escape. All of those plot-threads are fairly effective as an entire since they’re increase a well-detailed storyline filled with some intriguing components. Nonetheless, it solely finally ends up making the ultimate half really feel rushed with all of those happening on this explicit time limit leading to a rushed tempo on this part. The one different actual difficulty available is the movies’ overuse of CGI that tends to make issues really feel much more low hire than it actually ought to because the spectacle of the scenes requires it, but there’s no actual approach to take it over than laughably tacky. Past that, the movie is sort of satisfying general.
A usually satisfying expertise let down by some small points, “Dr. Cheon and the Misplaced Talisman” is a reasonably engrossing style effort that received’t function too ground-breaking or taxing a watch however nonetheless comes off pretty properly. Give it a shot in the event you’re a fan of this explicit model of style fare or interested by it.
