Creepy [2016]

Creepy [2016]
Original Title: Kurîpî: Itsuwari no rinjin
Japan
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
My Rating: 1/10

During the first hour of the film I was completely on board.  I thought it was compelling and masterfully working the slow build of tension and unease.  It was coasting to an easy 10/10 if the ending was good, or 8/10 if it was disappointing.  The second hour crashed and burned so intensely and I'm so bitter about my wasted time that I can't give it anything other than a 1/10.

This is not a paranormal movie, but it does have a drug that I can only describe as magic.  I almost expected a supernatural reveal at the end, possibly that a character was literally Satan, because I found his abilities to be so far beyond the realm of possibility that anything less than being the Prince of Darkness would be an insult to the audience's intelligence.  Also, the police in this film demonstrate Korean level of police incompetence.  That's impressive.

I understand there may be some cultural aspects I'm missing.  Maybe Japan is entirely populated by people like the ones in this film.  However, the nation's continued existence as a place with people who are alive and walking around... this makes me think otherwise.  I also understand that the story is loosely based on real crimes.  Look, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is also loosely based on the real crimes of Ed Gein, the two have nearly nothing in common.

I won't tell you to avoid this movie, instead I would recommend it if only to serve as an example on how to utterly ruin a near perfect first half.