“She always gets a part.” ~Audition (1999)
IMDB Summary: 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.
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 79%
Why I love it: A hot murderer chick in a butcher’s apron? What’s not to like?
I’ve only seen a few Japanese horror movies. This was the first. Most of the action comes toward the end, which makes for a long, tense build up. And because it’s Japanese, it’s kind of unpredicatable because you’re unfamiliar with the way they make movies and what devices they’ll use to scare you. A movie like Saw is just pure shock and gore. “So American,” as my Australian husband would say. I don’t know what the hell this is. It’s minimalist approach is especially unsettling. It’s like a leisurely, two hour lunch with a friend who you know is a murderer who murders you at the end.