The feel good romantic-comedy of 1999 as envisioned by Takashi Miike. There are some flaws but I think overall the atmosphere and suspense is top notch. This could make for a nice snuggle on the couch type evening with your loved one. But really..pay attention to the creepy cinematography in this film. Takashi Miike is a master at slowly building up a surreal unnerving atmosphere without ever revealing all his cards until the very end.

Disturbing at the end.

UGH.

I could not close my eyes during the masterful finale.

Alluring capture of a ghastly encounter.

One of the best kinds of genre film, which lives up to its notoriety and horrifying nature even on multiple viewings and still has a deep emotional core that drives it. It is still Miike's best film for me and having read the original Ryu Murakami novel, it is also the superior of the two versions.

awesome....great build up to a sick and deprived ending..this is a roller coaster ride and it is such a great and screwed up ride

Watch the last hour or so of the movie and it'll be well worth your time.

The second best of Miike's films that I've seen (The Happiness of the Katakuris being the best, naturally); unfortunately with a resume loaded with garbage like Visitor Q and Full Metal Yakuza, that isn't saying a whole lot. The film is a slow build that only ultimately pays off if you're a gorehound, but most gore fans I've met don't have the attention span required to make it through the first 90 minutes or so.

It kind of drags, but I actually think that is the point. Just so the super romantic ending is even more romantic.

Audition really clicked with me. Unlike most, I thought the part leading up to the final 20 minutes was great. I had a ton of sympathy for Aoyama, was intrigued by the mystery of Asami, and from the moment I saw that cursed sack toss, turn and growl, I was on the edge of my seat (being utterly chicken-hearted yet fascinated by creepy slow burns probably helped me enjoy the movie a lot more than your average viewer would, however). Love how open for interpretation it is, too.

i'm not sure what to think of this. it's got about ten minutes of extremely memorable horror in it. but it feels very disconnected from the rest of the film, and i don't really buy the story at all. still, some of the imagery is pretty hard to get over.

Wow the last half hour is so gory. Nice story build up

While I didn't think it was bad it was certainly an underwhelming disappointment. Neither aspect of the film is particularly engaging or well done and the transition from the first 90 minutes to the last half hour is awkward. The premise and suspense kept me going though, and it's original enough to make me not regret giving it a shot.

I love this movie, but there's only about 20 minutes of actual suspense/interesting parts. The rest is incredibly boring.

Japanese way of saying "life is like a box of chocolate, you never now what you're gonna get".

Hellish!