This film is pretty complex and has a rather confusing storyline. It engages the past with the present, and there are two parallel narratives. At first the timing of both narratives is unclear, but the flashbacks are noticeably of the past. That was the main issue I had with the film. But the end ties everything together and only in the second half will you begin to understand what is really going on. It is also complex in that it deals with some of the more complicating aspects of human nature - family, love, lust, and death.
However the film does do a good job of creating a mystery, which makes it a pretty good crime film. It seems like the clues they find don't really lead anywhere, but bit by bit the pieces start to fit together and each clue leads to the next. The film feels slow and stagnant at times but is pretty enjoyable.
The acting is also pretty good, though of course there is the cultural difference to consider with regards to the characters. Though they can be related to come characters from the normal western detective film, the characters do have a sense of locality. The film introduces quite a lot of characters, but we do not get to know them in depth. For the sake of this show however it works, as the story is rather complex and needs to establish relations between many characters.
The overall mood of the film is pretty heavy, and it seems like something bad might happen any second. It gives an eerie feel at times, and the vast landscape shots hint at isolation and despair.
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However the film does do a good job of creating a mystery, which makes it a pretty good crime film. It seems like the clues they find don't really lead anywhere, but bit by bit the pieces start to fit together and each clue leads to the next. The film feels slow and stagnant at times but is pretty enjoyable.
The acting is also pretty good, though of course there is the cultural difference to consider with regards to the characters. Though they can be related to come characters from the normal western detective film, the characters do have a sense of locality. The film introduces quite a lot of characters, but we do not get to know them in depth. For the sake of this show however it works, as the story is rather complex and needs to establish relations between many characters.
The overall mood of the film is pretty heavy, and it seems like something bad might happen any second. It gives an eerie feel at times, and the vast landscape shots hint at isolation and despair.
Read more movie reviews at: championangels.wordpress.com