Exit 8

This absolutely briliant movie in a way it is made and shot. The camera plays a tricks on you, builds incredible tension, lets you looking for "anomalies" just like the characters do so you truly become ingaged in the story.

"Exit 8" is a smart and inventive project that makes the most of its minimalism.

I knew they would add sub plots, but there is no indication that the protagonist of the game had asthma. This guy coughs so much you would assume he had covid 19. It doesn't drive up tension, it's just unrealistic and irritating. I'm otherwise enjoying the movie, but i come back to reduce the score every time this happens.

Edit: this "sub plot" thankfully stops about half way through, but there is basically zero explanation as to why. Maybe the asthma was an anomaly. The movie is overall a decent way to spent 90 minutes, and didnt waste too much time given that the subject matter can be completed in 10 minutes.

I don't normally watch horror films but this time I made an exception, unwittingly though, but I don't regret it. Exit 8, based on an eponymous video game, is a new social horror from Japan, set in a subway passage, where the main character gets stuck in a loop after getting off the train and talking to his ex-girlfriend on the phone.

The film offers an engaging way of criticizing the modern Japanese (and maybe international) society where each individual is focused on themselves, blind to the outside world, incapable of facing emotional challenges and reluctant to get out of their own loop.

It is a film adaptation of a computer game. The plot revolves around discovering anomalies at a train station and deciding which direction to go, with a horror and thriller theme.

However, the horror element is almost nonexistent, and it also lacks suspense. Because of this, the film fails to deliver what it promises and ends up being mediocre. Considering that there was already a ready-made storyline, it is quite disappointing for the film to turn out so lacking. 5/10.

Based off the video game, very good movie would recommend :D, lets hope I sure don't get stuck in that loop lol.

Also, make sure to stay tuned for the post credits scene, because theres a teaser for the second movie which is basically the first one but on a subway train this time instead of in a subway station hall.