A review

Haze

well I saw a very positive review of this film almost 2 years ago and as a keen viewer of Asian horror I was really looking forward to it...I eventually saw this last night.

It's disappointing to say the least.

Let's start with the pros - It's kind of different but the basic plot has been done lots of times before - a person wakes up to find themselves in strange surroundings with no idea why they are there

The atmosphere is good and the feel for claustrophobia was neat

Now the cons - the biggest drawback is that the maker attempts realism mistaking visual vagueness for mystery and suspense - I couldn't see what the hell was going on most of the time...so why be scared?

the soundtrack - oh dear not another scrapy loud industrial thing

the plot - non existent basically

characters - were there any really?

duration - even at 49 minutes this film seem padded


Overall I can understand what the makers attempted but let's be honest this is an elongated episode of Twilight Zone relying purely on atmosphere and fake mystery through vague plot, vague characters and vague visuals

4/10 purely for the idea and attempts of atmosphere

PS If you want to see a far more enjoyable film in a similar vein watch White Panic