Engaging and beautifully crafted, I was hooked for a good 90% of the film. As is often the case with Korean films, it has a somewhat lengthy running time, which does not help the film, and the last part feels long and messy. That said, the first 2 hours are a wonderful ride: you deal with the group of shamans trying their best to contain this thing in the moody and stunning Korean countryside, coupled with a depiction of rituals and cultural concepts about death, mourning and historical memory. A very interesting way of dealing with these issues. Well done.
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