It's hard to describe this film but I will do my best. Imagine Haruki Murakami doing a Jap version of The Exorcist. It's an ambitious sort of film that not many people will get. For starters, it ain't your typical J-horror film even if the trailer behaves in such a way.
It Comes kinda reminded me of the Suspiria remake. It's an art film disguised as a horror film or the other way round. It's complex and the narrative always shifts focus. You don't get to see "it" whatever it may be. Some descriptions of the film erroneously call it a "monster." You're not really sure what it is. Is it a demon? A ghost? A God?
It doesn't matter because what matters is what "it" does to the characters of this film and what matters even more is who are these characters and what makes them tick.
It probably won't make much sense to those watching it a first time not to mention it's long and the first half plays like a family drama. You get to see a funeral, a wedding party, a baby party. These scenes will test your patience if you signed up for a horror film but if you're into Japanese culture they are quite pleasant.
If you hold on for long enough you will see all Hell breaking loose. The outrageous storyline along with the superior visual artistry and the extreme violence, guarantee you a one of a kind experience. The Buddhist exorcism sequence has to be seen to be believed. The mediocre CGI in some scenes-especially the "blood river" is not enough to diminish the impact.
If you have viewed the previous films by Tetsuya Nakashima you pretty much know what you signed up for, other audiences may be baffled.
I'm certainly not going to show this one to my 12 year old nephew who's idea of a good horror film are the latest installments of Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Halloween.
One final thing. When you watch this film, make sure to watch it LOUD. Really LOUD.
Plot summary
The life seems perfect for Hideki who lives with his beautiful wife in his new suburban flat. One day, he is called by a colleague that a visitor comes to see him at his office. When he reaches the reception, Hideki is baffled to learn that the visitor is already gone leaving a memo of his unborn daughter's name "Chisa". Two years later, the colleague dies mysteriously and Hideki's house is attacked by a sinister presence. To protect his family, Hideki asks for help from a journalist Nozaki and a prestigious exorcist who performs a ritual to break an unknown spell. But they come to learn what they are dealing with is beyond their imagination.
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Totally bonkers movie.
Way too long.
The visuals are nice and the acting is good.
But the story is dragged out. It takes forever for the sister to arrive. About 40 minutes could have been cut to make it more engaging.
It Comes for Your Sanity
To put it succinctly, you need to read a plot summary to understand this movie. The acting was over-the-top silly, the story line was jumbled, and the movie was too long and poorly edited with cheap CGI to keep my interest.
The movie gets a few points for containing a couple scary and disturbing scenes, but they are lost in the overall mix.
Not worth a watch- skip it
[4/10]