The gloppy sound effects are so over-the-top, they invite laughter, and the bloodsucking scenes are allowed to become absurdly repetitious.
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Wesley Morris
RTBoston GlobeFeb 3, 2006
It's actually a pretty lousy thriller.
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Marrit Ingman
RTAustin ChronicleJan 22, 2006
Shimizu doesn't quite achieve the ostensible goal of Marebito's verite style and purposefully low-tech execution: to pervert our sense of what is real.