Thsi is a South Korean horror movie and like all Japanese horror movies it has a good set up and then a bunch of weird things happen that don't really make sense and then it has a weird ending that leaves you feeling confused. Even with subtitles 90% of these movies don't make sense, but they do such a great job with the set up and atmosphere that they are still better than 99% of American horror films.
The story: a woman loses her tv sales job to a younger, sexier woman and so goes to a secret advance yoga training course that promises youth and beauty to the one person who can complete the course. But there are rules: no eating after dark, no phones, no showers within 1 hour of training, etc. All the girls become tempted to break the rules and they begin to realize something strange (horrible) is going on...
Was it good? It was pretty good. The acting was good and the story interesting. The fact that it isn't a slasher and plays into the themes of vanity and beauty and youth help keep it about the average fare. I admit I have no idea what was going on toward the end. The second half of the movie is extremely dark, so it was hard for me to follow, and then there's tons of weird stuff happening which would be hard to follow even if it was bright as day. Something with a snake? And living forever? And the girl, but a different girl, and...I don't know. One thing that was useless was a storyline with her boyfriend trying to find her that never really paid off for me (or did I miss something). All of that just distracted from the real story that was happening inside the yoga studio.
But for an atmosphere horror movie it was a notch above most -- weird and cool and had a solid set up and solid acting.
*** RECOMMEND (as weird horror) ***
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