Audition (1999)
Directed by Takashi
Miike this film based on the novel of the same name stars Ryo
Ishibashi and Eihi Shiina. Following the urging of his son a widower
is helped to find a new potential wife by his friend who is a casting
director.
For about 90 minutes
this is a fairly unremarkable film that barely hints at what is to
come before degenerating into a crazy dream sequence and one of the
hardest to watch torture sequences in film. Shock value of the
infamous sequence aside the film really lacks any sense of atmosphere
in the build up and in that respect I think it fails to appeal to
genre fans as much as it could. There are some good elements but it
does seem like a lot of the potential of the film goes unfilfilled.
3/5
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