The movie follows Li Ronan (Tsai Hsuan-yen), a mother who tries to save her six-year-old daughter from a curse - one that Ronan herself ignited six years ago by breaking a religious taboo. I determined that Incantation, with elements of folklore and possession, is a slow-burn horror film that continues to scorch long after your screen fades to black.ĭirected by Kevin Ko, Incantation is now the highest-grossing film in Taiwan (Opens in a new tab) in 2022, and the highest-grossing horror film in Taiwan of all time (Opens in a new tab). And so, in the name of journalism, I decided to partake in the challenge and find out if Incantation is truly as scary as TikTok describes. As a horror movie fan, I know how difficult it is to find horror movies that are actually worth the watch.
The sex scenes are laughably bad.A Taiwanese horror film called Incantation has TikTok so spooked out (Opens in a new tab), that folks are challenging each other to watch the movie without pausing or stopping altogether. Exactly what was Bhandarkar trying to say here? Apart from Goswami, Govind Namdeo is likable too. Her track would have been a nice addition if it weren't for the pointless lesbian fling conclusion. The only acting that stands out is that of Shahana Goswami. Even fine actors like Divya Dutta and Lilette Dubey aren't given much scope (mostly due to horrendous writing). Perhaps Bhandarkar was aware of Kapoor's limitations and had the voice-over of a pointless reporter character (one of the most annoying features of 'Heroine') dictate how the viewer is supposed to feel. It doesn't help that the character is halfbaked and one-dimensional. Kareena Kapoor in the title role hardly impresses at all. Poorly written caricatures, lacking in focus, the film doesn't seem to be able to make up its mind. Think of it as a disastrous fusion of his aforementioned films with Bollywood as the backdrop. While his previous films like 'Corporate', 'Fashion', '' etc also present a heavily biased view, the stories had more structure (as flawed as most of them might have been). Other than the (fake) 'fact' that 'everyone in Bollywood is evil and self-centred' (according to the director), I didn't get what point Bhandarkar was trying to make.
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