Plot: On a stormy night, eight people gather in a temple. To pass the time they tell the story of the Shuigui Bride, a legend from a nearby village. As the night progresses, one by one the visitors end up dead. As they try to figure out what is going on, they discover that each of them is in some way connected to the Shuigui Bride legend.
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July 05, 2024
Chinese folklore is very suited for horror cinema, the only problem is that they seem to be referencing the same few stories over and over again. Shuigui Bride is a fun and competent genre film, but it's also a story I've seen several times before. The same could be said about Western genre cinema, but I imagine Chinese folklore houses more suitable stories.
So we're dealing with the ghost of a bride. Almost the entire film is set during nighttime, the cinematography is proper, the styling competent and the pacing brisk. China has become very skilled at churning out these cheaper streaming films, they rarely rise above their potential, but they're almost always amusing.