Suspense Reviews

Superlative - everyone should see this

Great, a must-see if you like the genre

Good, a decent example of the genre

Watchable, but only for serious genre fans

Unwatchable

Half stars could have gone either way depending on mood.

Movie Name / Release Year	Summary	Date	Reviewer
Dream Home (2010)	Bloody, brutal satire of Hong Kong's capitalist love affair	2013-07-11	Simon
Aalavandhan (2001)	A well made, unique and very enjoyable film	2004-06-13	Simon
Wu Xia (2011)	Fresh and well executed	2012-01-06	Simon
Breaking News (2004)	...read review...	2022-09-07	Simon
A Bride For Rip Van Winkle (2016)	Maybe marriage isn't for some people	2021-04-02	Simon
Exodus (2007)	Quirky little black comedy	2020-08-20	Simon
Bullet In The Head (1990)	As subtle as the title, but also as intense	2008-07-16	Simon
The Detective (2007)	Stylish and smart	2008-02-06	Simon
The Butterfly Murders (1979)	Tsui Hark's first film	2020-08-17	Simon
Election (2005)	Enigmatic	2006-01-18	Simon
Detective Dee And The Mystery Of The Phantom Flame (2010)	Tsui Hark returns to the wu xia genre	2010-12-04	Simon
Double Vision (2002)	Above average horror	2003-04-28	Simon
Suicide Circle (2001)	Pretty intense	2003-02-21	Simon
Dead Run (2005)	Bleak but powerful film that is worth a watch	2006-12-18	Simon
Deliver Us From Evil (2020)	Not much to recommend it but has some decent action	2021-03-20	Simon
Before We Vanish (2017)	Interesting concept but rather sterile execution	2021-03-06	Simon
Accident (2009)	Interesting premise that fails to convince	2020-05-22	Simon
Blind Detective (2013)	A glorious mess of a film	2014-01-03	Simon
Full River Red (2023)	Weak by Zhang Yimou standards	2023-04-30	Simon
The Killer Meteors (1976)	Reasonably entertaining fluff	2022-08-09	Simon
Tezuka's Barbara (2019)	Rather lifeless interpretation of a manga	2021-07-02	Simon
Laplace's Witch (2018)	Competent but generic murder mystery	2021-05-20	Simon
Triangle (2007)	As messy as you'd expect	2008-04-22	Simon
L: Change The World (2008)	poorly conceived and badly written	2008-02-15	Simon
A Tale Of Two Sisters (2003)	Scary! But very good.	2005-10-12	Simon
Cop On A Mission (2001)	Smart and fresh take on a favourite genre	2001-12-22	Simon