Good looking movie with an interesting story that unfortunately falls flat because of the totally stupid and irrational behaviour from every single character (main characters, detectives(!) and police) in every single move and decision they make, which is something that drives the movie from beginning to end. One single rational and normal act early in the movie, would've ended it in 10 min.

CREEPY is a moderately successful slow-burning Japanese horror/thriller from the director who bought us the underrated PULSE. This one follows a family of rather mundane characters who end up living next door to the classic creepy neighbour: seemingly polite and respectful on the outside, but hiding more than a few dark secrets. The only real problem I have with this film is the first half an hour, which feels cluttered and undisciplined; the main aspects of the story aren't even present. About halfway through the running time it focuses down on the main story and gets quite gripping as a result. Teruyuki Kagawa gives an excellent performance as the neighbour and the film builds to a satisfying climax, although it's not quite up there with the likes of COLD FISH.

Something is off - but in a good way. Well even that may not be the right way to describe things. But you know I'm not a detective (btw. something that late in the movie is something I actually really cringed at, was the behavior of a police official, it was so out of any logical realm, it almost hurt .. the movie),so I have to rely on what the characters deliver and what I can make of it.

Some may compare this with earlier work of the director, but that might not be fair to him or the movie at hand. I do think that this is anything but ordinary and it does show the whole way through. Like our main character, there is more than meets the eye. Apart from some flaws and clichés that are being delivered, this is pretty rock solid and suspenseful from start to finish