The Bridge Curse Explained
The Bridge Curse |
Starring: | |
Music: | Wen Tzu-Chieh |
Editing: | Chen Chien-Chih |
Studio: | Lots Home Entertainment Double Edge Entertainment Pegasus Entertainment |
Producer: | Chang Keng Min Chuang Chi Hsiang |
Runtime: | 88 minutes |
Country: | Taiwan |
Language: | Mandarin |
The Bridge Curse (Chinese: 女鬼橋) is a 2020 Taiwanese horror mystery thriller film directed by, starring Summer Meng,, and . It is based on the legend of the haunted bridge at Tunghai University.
The film received a video game adaptation, , which was released on Steam on 25 August 2022.[1] The film will receive a sequel, titled .[2]
Cast
- Summer Meng as the Reporter
- as Chuan
- as Hsin-chiao
- as Sannu
Reception
Han Cheung of the Taipei Times wrote that while the film "has the right elements, ideas and technical capabilities", and the final twist "definitely will get people talking", it "needs better structuring" and "could be much scarier".[3]
Douglas Tseng of today rated the film 3 stars out of 5 and wrote that "a late-game revelation helps make this otherwise routine shriek-fest slightly more interesting than it deserves to be."[4]
Brian Costello of Common Sense Media rated the film 2 stars out of 5 and called it "unoriginal".[5]
Notes and References
- Web site: 恐龍妹林心穎出席活動「隔天確診」 實況主怒轟:自私. 林柏廷. 10 September 2022. SET News. 8 October 2022. 8 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221008090216/https://www.setn.com/News.aspx?NewsID=1175533. live.
- Web site: 《女鬼橋 2:怨鬼樓》超前導海報驚悚發布!林哲熹回歸演出、《該死的阿修羅》王渝萱接棒擔任女主角. Hsu. Daniel. 14 September 2022. GQ. 8 October 2022. 8 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221008090632/https://www.gq.com.tw/entertainment/article/%E5%A5%B3%E9%AC%BC%E6%A9%8B2-%E6%80%A8%E9%AC%BC%E6%A8%93-%E6%9E%97%E5%93%B2%E7%86%B9-%E7%8E%8B%E6%B8%9D%E8%90%B1. live.
- Web site: Movie review: The Bridge Curse. Han. Cheung. 5 March 2020. Taipei Times. 8 October 2022. 8 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221008084630/https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2020/03/05/2003732094. live.
- Web site: The Bridge Curse Review: Summer Meng Takes On Urban Legend In By-The-Numbers Supernatural Horror. Tseng. Douglas. 18 July 2020. today. 8 October 2022. 8 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221008085450/https://www.todayonline.com/8days/seeanddo/bridge-curse-review-summer-meng-takes-urban-legend-numbers-supernatural-horror. live.
- Web site: The Bridge Curse. Costello. Brian. Common Sense Media. 8 October 2022. 8 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221008085819/https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/the-bridge-curse. live.