I had never heard about this 2021 Japanese mystery thriller titled "Homunculus" before stumbling upon it by random chance whilst perusing the catalogue of movies on Netflix. And I have to say that the synopsis for the movie sounded rather interesting. And the fact that it was a Japanese movie that I hadn't already seen certainly also helped convince me to sit down and spend 115 minutes on watching what director Takashi Shimizu had to deliver.
Writers Eisuke Naitô, Naruki Matsuhisa and Takashi Shimizu had managed to put together an interesting concept idea, I will say that much. However, the transition from script to screen just didn't prove all that thrilling. And the movie was ultimately somewhat disappointing, I have to admit that much.
The narrative throughout the 115 minutes was rather boring, and it was rather difficult to remain seating and watching the movie, because there wasn't really all that much going on.
The acting performances in director Takashi Shimizu's "Homunculus" was actually good, and the leading actor actually was the driving force that the movie above water and made it somewhat bearable to sit through the prolonged narrative.
The effects in the movie were somewhat cringeworthy and sort of dragged the movie down a couple of notches in overall enjoyment.
"Homunculus" was ultimately a rather forgettable movie, and definitely not a movie that I will ever return to watch a second time.
My rating of "Homunculus" lands on generous four out of ten stars.
Writers Eisuke Naitô, Naruki Matsuhisa and Takashi Shimizu had managed to put together an interesting concept idea, I will say that much. However, the transition from script to screen just didn't prove all that thrilling. And the movie was ultimately somewhat disappointing, I have to admit that much.
The narrative throughout the 115 minutes was rather boring, and it was rather difficult to remain seating and watching the movie, because there wasn't really all that much going on.
The acting performances in director Takashi Shimizu's "Homunculus" was actually good, and the leading actor actually was the driving force that the movie above water and made it somewhat bearable to sit through the prolonged narrative.
The effects in the movie were somewhat cringeworthy and sort of dragged the movie down a couple of notches in overall enjoyment.
"Homunculus" was ultimately a rather forgettable movie, and definitely not a movie that I will ever return to watch a second time.
My rating of "Homunculus" lands on generous four out of ten stars.