13 Tzameti (2005)
Genre : thriller
Rating : 3/5
Verdict : trying to get inside your head, but for me it’s flat
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From the synopsys, at first, I thought 13 Tzemeti would be like ‘Saw’ or thriller movie.
There is a man who, by accident, follows instruction intended for someone else only to find that now he is dragged into a “mind-blowing” game.
Mystery… Game… hmm. interesting…
But I miss a tagline saying that this movie has award from Sundance Festival (aarrgh.. movies from this festival are not my kind of movies…).
So… for movie critics this may be a good movie, it should be…
But for me, it’s too slow and boring (30% of the movie is in 2x fast forward mode hehehe).
It takes nearly 30 minutes before the man follows the instruction….. I understand that the time is required to build the story and introduce the characters, but please… don’t go too deep.
The good thing is that the movie really has mystery and game.
And there are some gripping moments that really test your stomach and nerve (not as ugly as in Audition or Saw).
Well, in summary, the movie is heavy with award-winning ingredients, but lack of entertaining ingredients eventhough the plot is very promising to produce a very entertaining movie.
But, don’t worry, it’s still bearable for entertainment-seeker, since you will be intrigued to know the ending. Still 3 stars from me.