ChanFamous I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

Kirandeep Yoder The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

Paynbob It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Francene Odetta It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

katzedernacht It's 9 films from this franchise, I am watching them all, so far I've watched 4, this is by far the best Tomie adaptation, besides from "Tomie the beginning", this one shows us the latest Tomie, she's selfish, manipulative, demanding, materialistic, arrogant, prideful. Hysterical to watch, there's some very interesting FX moments, if you have read the manga you won't find it silly or over the top, it is like that in the drawing, so , this is the best that one can do to try and show that.The director did a great job and I can't praise the actress Miu Nakamura, if you are used to watch live action movies from manga or anime, you know she did a very good job being Tomie.

iona roisin Absolutely baffled by these high scoring reviews!! Firstly I am a huge fan of Junji Ito and the Tomie/Museum of Terror series, (the three stars I have given are only awarded on the basis that I love the comics) and as I fan I expected to be able to overlook the film's flaws (awful score, terrible acting, bastardisation of the story line, a main actress not beguiling enough to play the part and bargain basement special effects etc etc) but apparently this is not possible.Initially I thought the film was supposed to be making some sort of joke, but no. It's just bad. And not even good-bad. Admittedly this is the only film in the Tomie series I have seen, but based on this experience I wouldn't seek out the others. Don't bother, especially if you are an Ito fan.

Jawnyblaze Rarely do I take the time and effort to write something about a movie I've watched, but after suffering through this entire movie I felt compelled to warn anyone who might consider watching it. If I can prevent one person from wasting their time on this wretched movie, this review was worth my time.We'll start with the acting. It was awful. Only the "heroine" of the movie, Tsukiko (Moe Arai), looked as if she might belong in a professionally made movie. Her performance wasn't good by any stretch, but it wasn't laughably bad like EVERY SINGLE other main actor. The villain, Tomie (Miu Nakamura), was annoying from the very beginning of the movie. And she only got worse as the movie crept along. The parents' performances were ridiculous, but not overly annoying like Tomie.The story made no sense. Every time I thought I might be starting to understand where the movie was trying to go, it abruptly changed scenes and completely ruined any progress it may have been making.The special effects were TERRIBLE. I've seen better special effects in '80s B-movies. Not much to say here other than the movie looked cheaply made.I'm no expert on Japanese horror movies, but I've seen a fair share and I've liked a lot of them too, but this one had absolutely no redeeming qualities to speak of. It wasn't even "so bad it was humorous." At no point in the movie did I crack a smile or think "you know, maybe this ISN'T the biggest waste of my time I could have possibly spent." Maybe there's just some cultural thing I'm not getting. It's possible there's an audience for a movie like this, but you'd REALLY have to be into bad horror movies with bad plots that make no sense, bad acting, and bad special effects to appreciate this movie.In summary, I can't remember a movie I've ever enjoyed less.

vainblood Here comes the first not so positive review of this movie because I had high expectations and by the end I was a bit disappointed.First I want to say that I'm a fan of Asian horror, so I'm not the average viewer just coming here to bash it. It's very original in it's plot and imagery, and that's what makes it worth watching in my opinion. It starts as a pretty serious story with the emphasis on suspense but then it turns into something else entirely and here the problems begin. There is just too much of everything and I found myself laughing because it was so ridiculously overdone. The cheap but disgusting effects doesn't exactly make it better but the acting is good and keeps it together in one piece, allowing you to explore this descent into madness for what it's worth. First there is one Tomie, then one and a half, then three...wait, how many was that again? Yes, it's like that...I think the point was to make something different that stands out and as such it's very successful. Sometimes you even stare in awe because you don't know what to expect the next second and that's very good because it's impossible to predict the ending. But overall it's too weird and disjointed to be a solid piece of horror. I can recommend this to the hardcore fan but not the average viewer, unless you want something new that crosses the line.