God that was one of the most overwhelmingly underwhelming movies I've seen ever, pretentious boring uninteresting crap that gets repetitively repetitive. So much potential because the concept the eerie atmosphere but everything falls apart in execution. They clearly ran out of ideas in the middle part and gave that shitty ending just to be seen as cool. A solid acting performance by the lead but god damn it his character is so shite. I don't think I've been so bored ever watching a movie, it even has the mystery tag which is one of my most favourite genres and what makes them great is the intrigue but there is none of that here, little to no horror elements and barely any thrill.

Fits right in with movies like _Se7en_ and _Silence of the Lambs_. It has a bleak tone, some interesting cinematography and good attention to detail when it comes to sound design. I love the concepts its delving into, exploring the nature of malaise and evil. However, much like the two aforementioned films, I have trouble taking a lot of its plot seriously, because the way it portrays psychosis feels too sensationalized and cheesy for something that tries to be this realistic crime drama. It's probably more effective for people who are into true crime and that type of silly shit, because for me the emotional moments don't pack as much punch. I think it needed a lot more formalism and surrealism for it to work, or simply embrace the pulpy nature of it all. Still, the acting and technical execution are most definitely there, it has some really sharp editing choices in particular. Overall, I'm just glad we've moved on from doing crime movies like this, because this type of serial killer movie hasn't aged particularly well. Give me a movie like _Zodiac_ over this any day. 6/10

Cure, a Japanese psychological mystery-horror film It was fantastic. It's one of the eeriest movies I have seen in a while. Then again, Japanese movies know how to do that. And this isn't just a crime thriller, but a horror movie. The murderer in the film uses hypnosis to make people commit murder, and the murderer toys with the detective effectively. He pretends to have memory loss, so whenever you ask him a question, he will ask you a question, then moments later ask you again and again. He acts like he's got the mind of a curious child. In some way, he is not different from cult leader Charles Manson, who was notoriously one of the evilest and most high-profile men in history, who is responsible for the brutal murder of Shannon Tate and her friends, and yet, he hasn't killed anyone for what we know but instead told others to do his dirty work. And it makes you mad as well, as he gets on your nerves. But the thing is, he sounds confused and almost like a lost child. There is one creepy scene where the murderer hides in a dark room, and the detective tries to find him while the murderer asks who he is and why why why questions and then repeats the question as if he forgot, and the detective gets angrier and angrier trying to find him. The acting in this movie is fan-freaking-tastic. I don’t know how to explain it, but it always sounds natural and raw whenever Japanese actors yell. There's barely a score in the movie, but the sound is enhanced to the max, leaving an uneasy atmosphere. I know, not the usual Halloween movie, but it is psychological and horrific.

A haunting serial killer film. It's style is much like Seven, but is somewhat more disturbing because it doesn't offer any easy answers, but rather raises several interesting questions. Ones that leave you thinking long after the credits roll.

Similar to *Se7en* and *Zodiac* (two movies i'm not crazy about) so naturally this did not work for me as it's a lesser version of those two. The initial mystery was so captivating and got me fully on board. I like the atmosphere and the almost fantasy elements that spice up the usual *Zodiac*-ish recipe with the killer. A real good start but it runs out of ideas somewhere in the second act and after that it's just rince, repeat, rince, repeat... until I got irritated and disinterested in the outcome. There's no twist really at the end, it just hits a brick wall and expects you to come up with an ending. So flat. Nothing memorable. The main character is the worst detective ever, he can't even interrogate someone for more than 5 minutes without having an outburst of emotions—but at the same time I get it, the killer is very irritating! No charisma or personality in sight, just a robot that pops out questions. I didn't really feel much watching this movie either, it tries to get emotional a few times but it was just poor and cheesy. Very light horror elements, this is more of a dark crime thriller with a couple of bloody scenes.