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Thursday, November 21, 2019

Rigor Mortis A.K.A. 殭屍, 僵尸, Jiāng shī (2013)

A Chinese horror directed by Juno Mak, starring Chin Siu-ho, Kara Wai Ying-hung and Nina Paw Hee-ching.
An ex-actor moves into a large apartment building for poor residents. When he hangs himself, he is saved by a vampire hunter who dispels ghosts from his body. A woman in the building is turning her dead husband into a vampire with the help of another resident. There is also a mother with a young boy living in an electrical room.
This was interesting and held my attention, but not like super-fantastic. The characters were great, but the plot was muddy and not clearly presented. The camera-work, editing and special effects looked awesome. I would propose the analogy of great food with no plate. It didn't help that I watched a version with hard-coded Czech subtitles and had another set of English subtitles playing over them. I won't spoil the surprise ending, but the final conflict scene was amazing. I rate this adequate.

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