Shutter Movie

For photographer Ben and his new wife Jane, his new assignment--a lucrative fashion shoot in Tokyo--was supposed to be a kind of working honeymoon. With this exotic professional opportunity and the limitless possibilities of a new marriage, Ben and Jane arrive in Japan. But as they make their way on a mountain road leading to Mt. Fuji, their new life together comes to, literally, a crashing halt. Their car smashes into a woman standing in the middle of the road, who has materialized out of nowhere. Upon regaining consciousness after the accident, Ben and Jane cannot find any trace of the girl Jane believes she hit with the car. Shaken by the accident and by the girl’s disappearance, Ben and Jane arrive in Tokyo, where Ben begins his glamorous assignment. Having worked in Japan before and fluent in the language, Ben is comfortable there, and he eagerly reunites with old friends and colleagues. Jane, a newcomer to the city, feels very much like a stranger in a strange land as she makes tentative, unsettling forays through the city. Ben, meanwhile, has discovered mysterious white blurs--eerily evocative of a human form--that have materialized on an entire day’s work from the expensive photo shoot. Jane’s concerns escalate as she believes the blurs in Ben’s photos are the dead girl from the road, who is now seeking vengeance for them leaving her to die.

Strengths

•    Quite scary making you jump several times
•    Stunning visual effects
•    Sparkling performances by Rachael Taylor and Joshua Jackson
•    A pretty decent attempt by the director

Flaws

•    very predictable and an obvious ending
•    the story could have been a bit better
•    sometimes, the story takes you into too many details that could have been erased
•    The chemistry between the two leading actors could have been better

Why should you go for this movie?

I think that it is a really nice movie for your holiday. Do not go after who say that the movie is not so good as the ending is quite predictable. I just don't understand why these guys are determined to spoil the beauty of the story! Come on. man! Why this screaming?

Stories are to be judged on the basis of entertainment value. If you enjoyed the movie then it is a good one. Why to go on criticizing that entertains you!

I would recommend you to go for this movie for once if you want to get scared... Over all, a decent movie.

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