Rotten
Pic duly places less emphasis on narrative than on the sort of surreal set pieces that might have worked better in the graphic-novel form.
Dennis Harvey, Variety
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Uzumaki
Overview
The inhabitants of a small Japanese town become increasingly obsessed with and tormented by spirals.
Director and cast
- Higuchinsky Director
- Eriko Hatsune as Kirie Goshima
- Fhi Fan as Shuichi Saito
- Hinako Saeki as Kyoko Sekino
- Shin Eun-kyung as Chie Marayama
- Keiko Takahashi as Yukie Saito
- Ren Osugi as Toshio Saito
- Denden as Officer Futada
- Masami Horiuchi as Reporter Ichiro Tamura
- Tarō Suwa as Yasuo Goshima
- Tooru Teduka as Yokota Ikuo
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
58%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Adapted from a horror comic by Junji Ito, this debut feature from Japanese music-video director Higuchinsky begins eerily but doesn't take long to descend into silliness.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Rotten
Gussied up with so many distracting special effects and visual party tricks that it's not clear whether we're supposed to shriek or laugh.
John Petrakis, Chicago Tribune
Fresh
Required viewing for horror fans, Japanese-cult-cinema fans, and anyone who digs settling in for an unsettling David Lynch evening.
Mark Rahner, Seattle Times
Rotten
Ultimately the, yes, snail-like pacing and lack of thematic resonance make the film more silly than scary, like some sort of Martha Stewart decorating program run amok.
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
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