Gidam (2007)

Directors:

Jeong Beom-sik
Jeong Sik

Writers:

Bum-Sik Jung (written by)
Sik Jung (written by)

Release Date:

1 August 2007 (South Korea)

Genre:

Drama | Horror

Plot:

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Kong Ho-Seok
Choi Jae-Hwan
Mu-song Jeon
Jeong Jin-an
Ku Jin
Yeo Ji
Bo-kyeong Kim
Eung-su Kim
Tae-woo Kim
Ju-yeon Ko
Dong-kyu Lee
David Lee McInnis		(as David McInnis)
Ji-a Park
Ji-won Uhm
Soo-jung Ye

Also Known As:

Epitaph (International: English title)

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:15

Company:

Dorothy Film

Tries too hard to be sophisticated

What seemed like a promise and at least original turns out be dull and very confusing. Now you could say that it takes time to appreciate the story and the construction of this story. But i do think that if that is the case that the story has to be interesting and entertaining. "Epitaph" just isn't. Sure there are some creepy scenes and there seems to be some atmosphere that could have made this movie into a genuine horror classic. The problem is that the story (3 different stories) is not that complicated but because of it's construct doesn't make sense at all. Only if you have the patience to sit through the movie you will get some clarification at the end. What is the purpose of telling the story like this. Is there really more to it? Is there a depth never seen before in a movie? Answer:NO! It just tries hard to conceal it's flaws and in the process have the appearance of sophistication. And believe me that it is pretty flawed. I couldn't tell you if the actors are any good. There are only brief moments of conversations between characters that were conventional but not enough for me to care about any of the characters. Overall this horror isn't scary. And it doesn't offer drama that touches me or is a least bit interesting. Not for me!