 Thanks for checking out this movie review video This is for the 2020 shutter original lingering and it's a South Korean film and it will be hitting shutter on Thursday November 12th So when I'm putting up this review, it is some days ahead of that release on shutter So because of that and because it's just new No spoilers for this Review now that isn't to say that if you've already seen it and you're watching this that there isn't something you can Take out of it. There definitely is I'm gonna talk in the terms of you know Being vague enough that people who haven't seen it doesn't spoil anything for them But being specific enough that you'll get it if you have seen the film. So let's get into this one Written and directed by Yoon In Kyung This is their first film this individual's very first film and I will say for a first Written and directed film Pretty good pretty good like not even any short films or anything like that showing up on IMDb I'm pretty impressed with that solid directing. It's not like the best directing you've ever seen but it is good directing It is quite good, especially for the first film writing is also quite nice for this film. This is one of the shutter originals I would definitely recommend that people make sure they check out at least once the story is compelling enough for that for sure So this film was it's called lingering and that title has has you know It fits with the story of the film But there's an alternate title for this Hotel Lake and I actually like that title more for the film Because there's a portion of dialogue within the film that actually speaks directly to the title of Hotel Lake And it has a lot more meaning so I kind of wish that shutter would have kept that title instead of changing it to lingering Or actually, you know, maybe shutter didn't change it to lingering. I don't know whose idea that was but I wish it was still Hotel Lake because when you watch the movie or if you have you know that there's Significance to some dialogue that ties to Hotel Lake and I liked it So anyway quick synopsis without giving much of anything away So this is basically about a woman who has to take care of her young much younger sister because her mother is no longer in the picture and She doesn't have a job, you know, she feels conflicted about you know Taking care of her sister in the first place because she's a little bit detached from the family So she doesn't have a job or anything. She needs some more support so she goes to a hotel that is family owned to stay there and Yeah, have a little bit of help with this kid and then Things are horror related It's all I have to say and I will say this a lot of the horror seems to be kind of absent from the film Very early on it doesn't it comes in in like bits and pieces a little scarce But it's kind of littered throughout the film until you get towards the very end and then it really pumps up the horror And it finishes horror which I like so Up until that point towards the end. I was kind of feeling like where's all the horror But I wasn't upset with the film itself because I do like the characters. I think you have some very rich characters I think you have some great character dynamics and relationships at play here It's very focused on particularly this family and there's a lot of familial stuff that comes into play that becomes That become themes of the film and I think they're really well developed and yeah I just loved watching the characters interact with each other and there's some You know, there's some emotional stuff in the film And then there's some stuff that kind of takes you a back a little bit about the family where you're just kind of like Man the way they communicate like that was a big thing is the way they communicate is like very Uninhibited very blunt about certain things some of the things that are said between characters. I was like, oh Okay, I did not see that coming. I would think that would be a inner Monologue type thing, but yeah, you just said that so okay, but it makes for an interesting story It really does and and that's important because like I said, there's not a ton of horror notes to it and tell the very end of the film But it's a good payoff. I will say It starts with a very quick attention grab now It's one of those things where you just get a little piece and you're like, ooh, that's very interesting Does come into play much later. You you know, it's expanded upon Thankfully because you really want to know what's going on with that You see the tough moral situation that that the main character ends up getting put in because like I said during the synopsis She feels conflicted. She doesn't really want to take care of her younger sister partially because she's been very intentionally Cut, you know intentionally distant from the family But also because you know, she's not ready to handle something like that including not having a job So it's just a little tough to handle But you can see that like the character does it really well and the acting is Quite good for this film. I will say including the little girl in this film who cute as a button and she did a pretty good job for her age I will say she there was certain moments where she reminded me a bit of my my one niece when she was younger And you know that kind of hit me right here. I was like, oh, that's cute. So Early on when the main character's driving just so you know what to look for when the main character's driving early on There's a really crazy thing that she ends up seeing that I really liked it That was another kind of like quick attention grab the visual of it was really cool. I enjoy that So if you've seen it already, you probably know what I'm talking about Didn't see it coming Family dynamics in this fuel a good amount of the actual drama like I was saying And once again, it's crazy some of the things these people say to each other, but That's a great thing where you're just like, what are they gonna say to each other now? How are they going to react to each other? It's nice There's something introduced for a plausible explanation for some of the goings on in the film early on especially Which you feel could end up being a red herring Actually, I will say there might be a few things that are introduced that you think this could be a red herring Or this could be legitimate. I'm not gonna confirm or deny if they are red herrings or legitimate, but Stuff gets thrown out there. I'll just say that much There's a moment with a good use of darkness for the use of Transitioning to a new location for the film I didn't see that coming is really interesting where a character's kind of in a dark environment Well, it's an environment that kind of goes dark And then it comes out of the darkness and it's a really cool visual way that they kind of move the location of the scene quite enjoyed that The pace is a bit slow like I said and the scares are kind of sparse like I said but really enjoy the characters really enjoy the Family drama that's really center stage for the film But like I said, there's a payoff at the end stick around for it for the horror stuff. You'll get it Through the directing acting and dialogue There's a good job done of conveying what characters are feeling and what they're dealing with you really Can feel emotion you can see where characters are coming from and you can kind of get in their heads a little bit because of the Combination of directing dialogue and acting so those things really came together for this film There's some information thrown out kind of late in the film that starts to formulate some doubts About what's really at play in in this Once again one of those things where you're kind of like is this a red herring is this not a red herring once again Not gonna say if it is or is not you got to watch the film and I do recommend it Well executed twist in this film Like I said, there's a good ending. There's a payoff well executed twist. I did not see it coming I will say that and that always makes me feel good that always kind of grabs my interest even more It makes me feel even better about a film when I can't guess what's gonna end up happening in the end So nice, I think the end was drawn out a little bit too much It was a little bit stretched I mean the movie's about an hour and 40 minutes and like I was saying, you know in the beginning I was really enjoying kind of the character interactions and the development of the overall story and the family stuff So it was fine that it was feeling a little bit slow But at the end when you're you know trying getting your payoff You don't want it to kind of stretch too much and it kind of does stretch a little bit too much But it's still good. It is still good and I enjoyed it Uh once again, I have to reiterate for a first film Quite nice with the directing very nice job There's a big focus on family and how tough relationships can be in this Especially when people end up acting in a toxic manner and then it's also when that toxicity happens within the family How do members of the family react to that? You know, do they come in closer? Do they try to solve things? Do they go away? You know, what's How do people react and it's different There's also a look at what you want for yourself in life How your family factors into what you want and how they can end up hindering what you want and kind of What choice are you forced to make or when you weigh your choices? What do you come to so That's all I have to say about lingering which I wish was still called hotel lake Just saying but um, it's a good film. Obviously, like I said, I'll I'll nail it home You should definitely watch it at least once Definitely once. Um, so yeah, I I do recommend it now out of five stars with half stars to play Where am I going to put this one? I'm going to put it in a very solid three and a half stars It is nice. It doesn't quite get to the four level But three and a half stars as if you've watched enough of my videos. That's a pretty good rating. So Definitely good Once you see the film go ahead put comments down here We can do spoilers in the comments. So know that going forward if you want to, you know, make a comment There will be spoilers quite possibly. 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