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...once the film becomes a demonic-possession-type horror film, The Wailing makes a lot more sense.

...a supernatural thriller that veers between caustic comedy and blood-soaked horror over the course of its operatically intense two and a half hours.

Read full review at The A.V. Club

Sofia Ringström

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I read great reviews on this film, and I cannot understand why. Too long for one thing, didn’t know what type of movie it wanted to be. Some of the dumbest characters I’ve ever seen. Sooo many untied ends. I was honestly wondering if I was watchin...

3 years ago

Critic Phil Hoad

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Korean director Na Hong-jin delivers a supreme evocation of evil in this intense rural-horror.

Read full review at The Guardian

Critic David Hughes

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...[a] complex blend of police procedural, visceral horror, pitch black comedy and socio-theological allegory.

Read full review at Empire

Michael Thomsen

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A long epic horror film, kind of "The Exorcist" meets "True Detective".

2 years ago

Critic Josh Kupecki

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What makes Na's film such a strange and beautiful trip is his adept blending of various genre tropes to create this peculiar hybrid...

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle

Jesper Jensen

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Fed folk-horror i stil med “When Evil Lurks”

1 year ago

Critic Frederik Asschenfeldt Vandrup

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The Wailing er en legende og overbevisende spøgelsesfilm, hvor ånder på tværs af tid og sted blander sig i menneskenes liv på både godt og ondt.

Read full review at Cinemazone

Critic Lasse Virlev

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...en film, der får lov at ånde og pleje sin historie uden at lide af Hollywoods behagesyge.

Read full review at Soundvenue

Frederik prilow

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For vild! Den er sindssygt spændene og er i den kategori hvor man hele tiden tror man kan regne plottet ud men det kan man bare ikke. Selvom den er lang overrasker den hele vejen igennem og det er fantastisk når film kan det! Derudover er den mega...

3 years ago

Ismael Almeida

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Longo, perde o ritmo no meio, mas ganha força no final. O diretor deixa pra quem assiste entender o final. Acho que entendi, mas isso não me parece genial

3 years ago

Critic Rikke Schubart

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The Wailing er en 157 minutter lang sydkoreansk spøgelsesfilm, der overrumpler, er flamboyant og intelligent og vil efterlade dig fuld af undren. Det er fandme mesterligt!

Read full review at Filmmagasinet Ekko

Critic Viktor Jerner

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...träffar väldigt djupt och hårt, och jag har en känsla av det kommer dröja länge innan den helt släpper taget om mig. En fantastisk film, helt enkelt.

Read full review at Moviezine