Synopsis: A widowed movie producer takes up a friend’s offer to hold fake auditions for a non-existent movie with the secret purpose of screening women to find a new wife. He falls in love with one of the women, but she ends up being more than she appears.
My take: Brilliantly crafted film by Miike, definitely one of his best works and one of the most frightening psychological horror films ever made. At first, Audition seems like its just a simple love story, with little hints here and there that something is amiss. But, its really a uniquely designed set up – the first hour and a half of the story is deliberately slow paced, nearly boring, specifically intended just to build up to the last 20 minutes, which turns out to be, in contrast, one of the most extremely intense and terrifying 20 minutes of film ever. The ending does not disappoint, it leaves the viewer in shock. A true masterpiece of horror.
Best use of vomit: The bowlful of vomit served to Asami’s prisoner was apparently the actress’s real vomit – she insisted on making it as realistic as possible.
4 out of 4 Zombie Faces
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