In the immense city of Tokyo, the darkness of the afterlife lurks some of its inhabitants who are desperately trying to escape the sadness and isolation of the modern world.
It's best just to give yourself over to its dizzy dreaminess and abstract analysis of the persistent, beckoning throb of the digital underground.
– Terry Lawson,
Detroit Free Press,
2 Dec 2005
rotten:
While it's rattling your nerves, Pulse leaves your brain wanting more.
– Jeff Shannon,
Seattle Times,
2 Dec 2005
fresh:
It's not about blood, gore and oozing innards but unsettling creepiness that gets under a moviegoer's skin and makes the hairs stand up on the back of your neck.
– Bob Longino,
Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
15 Dec 2005
rotten:
It's an apocalyptic ghost story with some eerie images and a surprising turn toward the end, but it bogs down considerably between the good scenes.
– Walter V. Addiego,
San Francisco Chronicle,
16 Dec 2005
fresh:
Where the average Japanese horror flick is petulant and nasty, Pulse is dolorous, shivery, and surreal.