j_eyon
Joined Oct 1999
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Tedious - over-used psychic mystery plot - this time - a protagonist on his first trip to Tahiti - encounters people who recognize him from a previous visit - they even resent him - one guy punching him - the hotel demanding payment from his "previous visit" - and ultimately he discovers an earlier romance - all of which occurred when he was in the US in a coma after a minor surgery - - the script barely sketched out the story - and the actors seemed like they were in rehearsals instead of a final take - the lead actor was so boring that the coma may have happened in his reality - and he never came out - even the location shooting in Tahiti didn't help since it's in black & white.
Predictable and drab - except for the young actress
this is a horror-less horror story based on the real life horror of a wwii japanese medical lab that used foreign subjects for cruel experiments - a la nazi medical experimentation - you've seen the plot before - so the resolution will come as no surprise
what makes this special and worth watching is the lead actress playing a chinese woman - she's korean actress Kim Yoo Jeong - Yoo Jeong started out as a child actress and has grown into a beauty - she has a genuine talent for acting - and a strong screen presence - plus here she is given a chance to demonstrate her english speaking skills.
this is a horror-less horror story based on the real life horror of a wwii japanese medical lab that used foreign subjects for cruel experiments - a la nazi medical experimentation - you've seen the plot before - so the resolution will come as no surprise
what makes this special and worth watching is the lead actress playing a chinese woman - she's korean actress Kim Yoo Jeong - Yoo Jeong started out as a child actress and has grown into a beauty - she has a genuine talent for acting - and a strong screen presence - plus here she is given a chance to demonstrate her english speaking skills.
A dreary plot made worse by the acting of George Raft - he not only gives a one note performance - he speaks entirely on one pitch - but even worse that that - are his boxing skills
it's difficult to believe that he was a prize fighter when he was young - it is easy to believe he was bad at it - and quit after a short career - his record hasn't been published anywhere - probably out of shame
while this movie was filmed in england - there are almost no familiar names and faces among the british cast - which is worrisome - next time - don't let the talented ones read the script first
i'm unfamiliar with Sally Gray - she was quite beautiful - she was in her late 30s in this film but looked younger - which made the 14 year age gap between her and Raft seem wider
i can't think of a single compelling reason to watch this - i wish someone had warned me like this.
it's difficult to believe that he was a prize fighter when he was young - it is easy to believe he was bad at it - and quit after a short career - his record hasn't been published anywhere - probably out of shame
while this movie was filmed in england - there are almost no familiar names and faces among the british cast - which is worrisome - next time - don't let the talented ones read the script first
i'm unfamiliar with Sally Gray - she was quite beautiful - she was in her late 30s in this film but looked younger - which made the 14 year age gap between her and Raft seem wider
i can't think of a single compelling reason to watch this - i wish someone had warned me like this.