LogFAQs > #924277858

Karo - A middle aged man stages a fake audition in order to acquire a new wife, an act that probably ranks at about a 7.5 on the Creep-O-Meter. He soon meets what seems to be the perfect girl but it turns out she is actually a serial killer who specializes in Xtreme Acupuncture. The yandere concept isn't really a novel one, nor does a whole lot really happen in the movie, but cute + evil is generally a winning combination and the story doesnt ever become uninteresting.

Genny - I had never heard of Audition before this list. Admittedly it is a bit of a slow burn until the third act, with rare shining moments of subtle horror, eerie atmospheric intrigue, and lots of foreshadowing. Unfortunately this is where Audition shines the brightest as upon the onset of the third act all subtlety and intrigue is thrown out the window for blatant gore and torture porn. The effects are fantastic, enough to make me physically queasy which I can't say about many recent films in this genre, but man that's not the turn I was hoping or wanting this movie to take. That said it's still good enough for a 7.5/10, but mostly for the first two acts.

Scarlet - I respect that there is some audacious thematic material in this movie, but ultimately, torture porn is torture porn. I dont like it, and I think the world is worse for its existence. I dont think theres a reasonable explanation on why we should endeavor to make movies of this nature. For me, its unsettling in a way thats not acceptable. It makes me feel physically ill. And even with everything else about this movie firing on all cylinders, I just cant respect that.
Rating: 40/100

Charon - A chance to be psychologically chilling and unnerving is passed up for some torture porn that goes on for way too long. Audition is a film I figured I'd like more, and I did like it up until the twist where we watch a guy be tortured for what seemed like an eternity. I wasn't like grossed out by it or anything either, I was simply bored. It lost its shock value and turned into a total snoozefest after that. There were creepy moments early on in the film, like the way Asami eerily waited for that phone call. That was legitimately scary, but unfortunately rather than being a thriller it turned into a film that would influence some of my least favorite horror directors out there. It's just not my thing, and I was highly disappointed that it was this type of film. The acting was really on point but I can't in good faith rank something very high that I enjoyed so little.
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