Double Vision (2002 film)

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Summary

"There is only what you believe." An FBI Agent pairs with a troubled Taiwan cop to hunt for a serial killer who's embedding a mysterious fungus in the brains of victims.

Details

  • Release Date:
  • Country/Language: Taiwan/Hong Kong, Mandarin and Hokkien with English dubbging
  • Genres/Technical: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
  • Runtime: 1 hr 53 min
  • Starring: Tony Ka Fai Leung, David Morse, Rene Liu
  • Director: Kuo-fu Chen
  • Writer: Kuo-fu Chen, Richard Epcar (dubbed version)
  • Producer/Production Co: Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia, Nan Fang Film Productions
  • View Trailer: (link)

Ratings

MPAA Ratings

  • Rated: R (strong Violence and gore)

Tentacle Ratings

A rough measure of how "Lovecraftian" the work is:

  • S____ (One Tentacle: Debateably Lovecraftian; has almost no direct connection to Lovecraft's work)

I've not seen this, but it sounds like it's probably not especially "Lovecraftian", though the basic idea (cultist serial killers, motivated by a strange religion, injecting victims with hallucinogenic fungi) does sound like a nice fit for a Delta Green scenario.

Note: This rating is not intended as a measure of quality, merely of how closely related to Lovecraftian "Weird" fiction the work is.

Reviews

Review Links:

  • Manfred Selzer at Asian Movie Web, (link) - "...Thrilling and well-told, the movie is uncompromising and delivers some nice twists. This is everything you can ask for, if it's a serial-killer-thriller you are looking for with a good amount of supernatural elements thrown in. Unfortunately, the film is almost too ambitious for its own good at times, which leads to several elements that won't really fit into a perfect overall-picture...."


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An FBI Agent pairs with a troubled Taiwan cop to hunt for a serial killer who's embedding a mysterious fungus in the brains of victims.


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