this movie be very touching . in fact and almost painfully so . i would recommend it to anyone in the mood to engage in a thought provoke narrative about the human condition . i have to admit that when i first saw this film i do not expect it to be what it be . the basic premise involve a haunt website and so when i sit down to view it i be expect something at the same level of terrible a fear . com while instead and i be shock to find a truly provocative story full of surrealism and drama that examine the concept of isolation and the deep fear that all people have of loneliness . this and of course and mean that the fear that kairo invokes be not typical of the horror movie genre at least not the north american horror movie genre while i can not speak for the japanese because it isn not really scary . it disturb and eerie and and frankly i wouldn not watch it alone in the dark and but i will admit that i be a bit of a coward ( the grudge still terrify me and so make of that what you will ) . if you go into this movie want to see people be hack apart and or if you want to be jump out of your seat every few minute by fake out scare and you will probably be pretty angry by the time this one over . seriously you will probably be more freak out by the original version of dark water and and that say something . however and i do not think that necessarily a bad thing . this film provide a very move portrayal of people inability to truly connect with one another . it offer a bleak examination of human nature without be heavy hand or pretentious while it doesn not come off a condescending and the creator obviously aren not try to be snobbish or intellectual . it simply ask the question represent can we ever truly connect with one another and or be we doom to be alone by our very natures .