Exhuma (2024)

Premise: Old Boy of Old Boy’s fame is now an Old Man sharing the lead on this movie with a shaman lady. The original korean title translates to “exhuming and relocation of a grave”, which is kind of the main thing, yeah.
Under 90 minutes? It’s a korean movie, of course it’s over two hours.
Do they say the title? Nope. I mean, not the English title at least.

One sentence review: this was a cool, fun movie and on top of that it has weird rites you are introduced to so of course I was 100% into it.
Rating: This gets full marks. What a fun ride.
A simple way to improve it: please, Old Boy, tell me more about the weird feng shui stuff you MUST keep in mind when choosing a good place to dig a grave.

Trivia about the IMDb trivia:

Cargo horror trying to appear deep, and fails

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The film is overrated, primarily thriving in Asia due to a regional fondness for Eastern mysticism, belief in spirits. Its success seems to tap into a cultural nerve but doesn’t compensate for its poor quality. It’s not scary and mismanages the horror genre, relying on misplaced suspense and music. The film feels more like a mishmash of horror tropes than a cohesive scary movie. Additionally, the movie drags, […]