Wordiezett So much average

SnoReptilePlenty Memorable, crazy movie

Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

FirstWitch A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

a_baron Whether or not this is indeed based loosely on the grotesque fairy tale of the same name, "The Red Shoes" is a bizarre offering, even for the Korean cinema. After catching her husband in flagrante delicto, a woman walks out on him taking her precocious young daughter with her, who is being hot-housed in traditional Oriental fashion, attending dancing classes in this case.Their new home is very downmarket, although she can afford an interior designer to spruce it up for her, and it isn't only her apartment he has designs for.Then there is the little matter of the actual red shoes. Her daughter appears to be fascinated by them, and she isn't the only one, but they leave a trail of death and destruction wherever they walk. As with not a few films in especially the horror genre, the use or rather the abuse of the dream sequence leaves much to be desired, but there is a twist, perhaps the shoes are not that significant at all? Its resolution somewhat reminiscent of "Angel Heart", and the heroine faces a similar fate, deservedly so, apparently.

KineticSeoul Okay so the curse of this film is about the red shoes(yeah I know they are pink actually, but it's called the red shoes because it's symbolic of all the bloodshed it causes) draws women into taking it. Whoever first finds it, keeps it and gets the wonderful feeling of youth, but whoever else gets lured into the shoe's spell will get the urge to steals it and feel the power of youth and will die. As the movie progresses it shoes the origin of how it started, this comes from the flashback of the old era of Japan, when the happy Japanese girl with the red shoes was with a man and happy but the other women glaring, was wanting to steal the shoe and back in present time who ever steals the shoes away from someone over greed will end up dying. This is a pretty generic horror flick with ghost in it, and it depends way too much on the pop up scare for the scare factor which is okay I guess in some cases but it's just not that effective in this. You also don't care for the victims, especially the daughter because they are all pretty annoying and as heartless as it may seem, I really did not care if the daughter died. As a matter of fact I was hoping something bad happens to her cause she was the most annoying character throughout the whole film, well until it almost got to the end which was the only part that was a bit interesting, not original however. I could tell the director actually tried with the material he had, but he didn't manage to pull through, and the pop up scares are one thing but it also has way too many dream sequences to the point you get numb to it, plus the pop up scares are not scary and can be humorous sometimes. And there is some obvious plot holes that doesn't make any sense sometimes, nothing about this is effective and it just basically borrows a heck load off from other horror flicks. The cinematography was well done though, and brings out a bit of eerie atmosphere because of it. It would have been better if at least some of the twist and turns weren't so predictable, but despite that it's still better than a lot of American horror movies.5/10

GoregirlsDungeon 'THE RED SHOES' is a supernatural tale with its center revolving around a pretty typical plot involving a mother alone with her daughter, struggling in the world. The reoccurring images you see in far too many Korean ghost stories are present here. There are pale faced girls with long black hair hanging in their face and cursed artifacts that bring misfortune to those that possess them. But there are enough unique touches paired with an intriguing performance by the lead actress that helps to elevate its status.Sun-Jae unexpectedly goes home in the middle of the day to find her husband banging some other woman. She moves out on her own with her young daughter Han Tae-su to an inexpensive apartment near Goksung Station. She meets handsome young architect, In-cheol who is designing her eye clinic and the two embark on a relationship. On the subway on her way home Sun-Jae sees a seemingly abandoned pair of shoes she cannot resist picking up. The shoes bring the worst out in people, including her daughter who becomes obsessed with them on sight. When a friend is found dead and her daughters behavior becomes more severe, Sun-Jae and In-cheol will need to solve the mystery behind the cursed footwear before it's too late.Bloody death scenes filmed in sterile white environments can be extremely effective. The opening scene of 'THE RED SHOES' is an outstanding example of this. There are some cherry props also. The main character is obsessed with shoes. The depth of the obsession is shown with a massive glass store display prop. The stacked glass boxes showcases each individual pair of shoes. The visuals are strong throughout. There are some respectable moments of suspense, but not nearly enough of them. Violence and gore is slim but I enjoyed what there was of it. The performances were strong and there is some interesting character development. I found the lead actress, Hye-su Kim fascinating. The love interest, In-cheol is very easy on the eyes. The problem is, that I liked the films individual pieces more than the completed work. I had a serious issue with certain "spooky" images. One in particular stood out because it is a carbon copy of something I've seen in at least two other films and seemed completely irrelevant to the story. Obviously added in for mood, it was totally ineffective. There are some predictable plot twists that also bog it down. The story is uneven and trips over its own feet, but ultimately for a ghost story it just isn't very scary. That said, I still think this is a really nice looking film with strong performances and enough special touches that it's worth a watch.

Rusty Cat From the very start, where the credits literally drip blood, you can pretty much tell what you're in for. Well, at least you think you can. It's an excellent opening sequence. Neo-classic "Phantom of the Opera" organ music plays over images of the gleaming chrome, stone and tile interiors of a modern Korean subway. A girl stands alone on the cavernous platform, then, there they are – a pair of pink shoes. -Huh? Pink shoes? That's right, The Red Shoes is all about a pair of cursed pink shoes. So, the girl on the platform picks up the red, er, pink shoes, (these are girl shoes, not high tops, so it's only girls who have to worry, as usual) then tussles with another girl over them shouting "Ma!" again and again. Read more on The Plugg: http://www.theplugg.com/2007/02/05/horror-film-review-the-red-shoes/Hope it's helpful..