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Audition (Japanese: Odishon) 1999
Dir: Takashi Miike

Heard of it - Yes
Seen it - No

My Rating: 5  IMDB Rating: 7.2

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0235198/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0



Synopsis [Courtesy of IMDB]

A widower takes an offer to screen girls at a special audition, arranged for him by a friend to find him a new wife. The one he fancies is not who she appears to be after all.

Review

Like a lot of us, I had heard of this movie by reputation. It was probably the one that kick started the torture porn genre. Now I have given this a low score which I think doesn’t really reflect how good and influential the movie is but rather that fact that I don’t like the genre that much. The difference I will say in this movie that sets it apart from others in the genre is that most of the disturbing visuals take place in the last 30 mins or so. The first 2 acts are pretty much a tense drama, though you are waiting for the torture scenes as like me, you know that is what the movie is famous for. I won’t lie, it is very difficult to watch. Apart from that 3rd act, the build is tense and has some difficult to watch elements also. I mean a guy who stages a fake movie audition to find a wife, you know he will get what is coming to him. Not a good pick here though I think it is a much better movie than I’ve rated it.

Trivia

Audition was shot in approximately three weeks, which was about one more week than usual for Takashi Miike's films at the time.