Painfully long. Several really stupid moments in the plot. Scenes where the oafish cop (who really should not have been a cop, it would have made more sense) emotes in overwrought ways. Director Na Hong-jin seems to elongate and repeat everything, and I thought that the bloat took away from the horror. I also didn't care much for the Japanese demonization and tossing the word Jap around, even though I understand at least a little about the painful history. The cinematography was solid and the final scene was pretty cool, but it came way too late. This film should have been an hour shorter and its script tuned to make more sense.
Review of The Wailing
