As I sat down to watch "Xing Lin Yi Yuan" (aka "Hospital"), I hadn't heard about it prior to watching it. But it being a Taiwanese horror movie was essentially all that was needed to make me have an interest in watching it.
However, writer and director Chia-Lin Chu didn't really impress with this 2022 horror movie. In fact, I was rather bored as the narrative progressed in a pace that would make a snail seem like a sprinter. A slow paced narrative and uneventful storyline hardly made for an overly enjoyable movie.
I wasn't familiar with the cast ensemble in the movie, but it was a shame that they had so little to work with in terms of a properly entertaining storyline and script.
Visually then the movie was adequate. I mean, you're not in for a grand spectacle that will revolutionize the horror genre in any way, but the special effects and CGI were actually good enough for what they turned out to be.
Something that did work out well enough in the movie was the atmosphere and the visual presentation of the hospital itself.
For a horror movie then this movie was a swing and a miss. And it is definitely not a movie that I would recommend for fans of the Asian horror cinema.
My rating of "Xing Lin Yi Yuan" lands on a generous three out of ten stars.
