Editorial Review:

Product Description:
After surviving a terrifying car wreck mi-ju a brilliant cellist longs for a peaceful life as a college music teacher. But when horrifying memories of the accident begin to surface her life quickly becomes a nightmare. A supernatural evil seeks revenge against her & until she knows why no one is safe. Studio: Genius Products Inc Release Date: 07/25/2006

This is not a movie about a Haunted Cello. It's an actual movie. Sorry to disappoint you folks. 2 thumbs up for ORIGINALITY and scare factor

Average Rating:

Rating: - not a haunted cello
This is not a movie about a Haunted Cello. It's an actual movie. Sorry to disappoint you folks. 2 thumbs up for ORIGINALITY and scare factor

Rating: - "Are you happy? You should be."
Hong Mi-ju is an accomplished cellist who gave up playing after she was involved in a car accident that killed her best friend. She now works only as an instructor, and after an unpleasant encounter with a former student, bizarre things begin to occur in her life. The family dog behaves oddly and then dies suspiciously, a grisly "present" appears in Mi-ju's school locker, and she receives ominous, untraceable messages on her mobile phone. Her older, developmentally disabled daughter displays a sudden interest in learning to play the cello.

The viewer is led to believe a number of things may be happening, from retaliation by the disgruntled student, to possession of the daughter. Or does it have something to do with the mysterious new housekeeper who has a tragic past of her own? However, this is one of those movies that doesn't really make sense until the very end. Red herrings and misdirection are fine, but if not handled well they can seem like a bunch of things are just happening randomly. Even the cello itself is something of a MacGuffin. At the end, when the true story comes out and several details shown earlier in the film are given significance, the other elements still felt gratuitous.

It's not a bad film, and I give it extra credit for being willing to kill off two small children (one of them in a fairly bloody manner.) It may, in fact, play better on a second viewing. Mild recommendation.

The DVD features commentary, director interview, a behind-the-scenes featurette, and trailers for this and other Tartan Asia Extreme releases.

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Rating: - Boring. Bad Acting, Bad Directing Most Of All
The suspenseful setting was set in place, only thing missing was that this movie really just didn't have it.

The scary ghost lady in the movie isn't even scary! I make plain reviews just to go right out and say it. I'm not going to fabricate everything with complicated words.

This movie was boring and unoriginal. At least make the ghost/demon look scary, it just looks like a normal lady with wide eyes. Honestly, all these Asian chicks look like the ghost, they're all Asian folks with a scary faces. It's like sometimes I can't tell the difference if I'm either seeing a demon or just another Asian chick in the movie. You know the movie is bad because they can't even make a good enough ghost to help you tell the difference.

Don't waste your time, but if you want to watch it out of curiousity, go ahead. I thought it was going to be great, boy was I bored out of my mind.

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Rating: - Cello - Well Done, Misunderstood, Probably Underrated Due To Asian Remake Backlash
If you judge the movie Cello based upon the glammed up DVD cover or the recent string of sub-par Asian horror remakes, you are bound to miss the subtle nuances that make this a very good movie. True, the movie is based upon some common horror suspense themes. Yes, there is a revenge aspect and an element of the beyond. But there is also a very well crafted story of guilt and regret, as well as an intriguing plot structure that is full of small details expertly sprinkled throughout. And contrary to a common belief that seems to be held about this movie, as far as I can tell the cello is not haunted.

The film is shot beautifully and makes equal use of darkness and light for various scenes. There is a somewhat mixed use of CG darkness (you will have to see for yourself to understand what I mean) that sometimes seems to be an add-on. But overall, this is a slick looking film.

The cast is made up of some big stars of Korean film, as well as some relative unknowns. The results are very impressive and the entire cast does a good job.

The film makes greater use of plot and character development to build suspense. There is some use of special effects but not really too much gore. This is a slow moving movie that is meant to be analyzed. If that's not your kind of horror, then you have been warned.

Conclusion

The final scene of the movie does bring to mind Asian horror remakes like The Grudge and it might be the reason why so many have judged this movie harshly. Despite the similarities with other movies, this one still is very well executed. It was definitely entertaining and it was fun to figure out the riddles behind what was going on. I recommend it.

Enjoy.

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Rating: - Cello Asesino
solo para fans del terror asiatico,no es una gran produccion pero esta entretenida,es la clasica del fantasma que regresa del mas alla a saldar cuentas

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