7/10
Good. Better than the American remake
11 November 2008
Warning: Spoilers
I watched this because I saw the American remake earlier in the day (Mirrors). Its nice to see that the remake isn't an exact mashing of the original film. Here an ex-cop goes to work for his uncle's department as a security guard. The store is reopening after a fire and everything is going fine until a series of deaths start up. The tone of the two films is different with the American version dark and brooding and this one more bright and open. The fact that the store is opening allows for things like security cameras that further add to the story. I don't know if I liked this version or didn't like this version since my feelings are so tied up with what I saw earlier in the day. It is certainly good, but its different enough that my getting lost on comparing the two films distracts from this one. I'll have to watch it again to know what I really feel.(I will say this I think the original is more internally consistent)
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