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Sunday, 1 December 2013

Suicide Club (2001)

A large number of Japan's teenagers commit suicide en masse. Is someone orchestrating them or is it merely the pressures of society?
Also known as Suicide Circle, this odd film has some terrible acting and some laughable plot, but it also had a mysterious hold over me much of the time because a small number of deeply personal moments were perfectly placed throughout; they managed to convince me that Dir. Sion Sono knew what he was doing even when it seemed like he didn't.
It's a shame the surreal moments had a tendency to turn into the outright ridiculous, as they could've really heightened the tense atmosphere.

3 icky chains out of 5

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