Stevecorp Don't listen to the negative reviews

Lollivan It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Leoni Haney Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

Gary The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

starsybyll The story revolves around Hyun-soo and her mother, plastic surgeon Yoon- hee who have a very close and loving relationship. The first portion is relatively straight-forward body horror involving an unknown ghost causing the friends of Hyun-soo, who have undergone plastic surgery, to go mad and mutilate their faces. Meanwhile, Hyun-soo investigates her home and discovers a photo of a badly burned child with her name. The second half of the film revolves around the story of how Hyun-soo was burned and how she ended up with a new face. Yoon-hee took in a lost girl after Hyun-soo's accident and, after a time, decides to remove her face and transplant it to Hyun-soo. Yoon-hee then keeps the second girl locked up in the basement for years where she eventually hangs herself, returning as a ghost to haunt the family.The most prominent issue with this film is the tendency it has to skip around in time with no warning and for no purpose. The second portion involving the other Hyun-soo is particularly confusing as many different points in time are alternated between almost simultaneously. I'm usually fairly good with time skips but for most of the last 30 minutes I had no idea what time frame the scenes were occurring or even if the film's setting had left reality and was now entirely nightmare or imaginary. It has no sort of logical anachronic order and at many times seems random in it's placement of the flashbacks as there is no lead up to them. I think the problem most viewers who aren't used to Asian horror might face are with the drama elements of the film. There are really only a few jump scares, making it much more about atmosphere and character relationships than it is about a quick thrill. As stated above, the movie's frequent time skipping is its main weakness, but its' two part breakdown and drama is common of K-horror. I would not recommend it to people new to K-Horror because it is slowly paced compared to much American/Western horror. Do not go in expecting to jump. Regardless, it's a slightly above average K-horror with some interesting scenes and reveals at the end.As a side note: it has barely anything in common with the fairy tale of its' nomenclature; but that isn't a criticism, just likely a source of confusion for some.

Rusty-61 To start, I want to mention something: I have a list of "Top Ten Scariest Asian Movies". This may have been the weakest in my original list (though the 'weakest' still made the list for almost a year as a Top Ten scary-as-Hell Asian horror flick). Since I created the list, I saw the blood-curdling, cleverly-scripted 'Coming Soon' and decided it had earned a place over 'Cinderella'. I removed it, but that doesn't mean I don't want to give this creepy Korean thriller its props here.First of all, if you love K-Horror, this deserves a look. Yes, it has one or two elements that appear in other Asian horror. I should point out that except in some extreme cases, I actually like the formula and the common images (black hair covering a face, usually with one ghostly dead eye peeking out, and the horrifying, creepy reveals of what is almost always referred to in the movie's promo materials/synopsis as 'the Dark Secret behind it all'. Usually in the last act, the 'horrifying buried past' is usually so brutal and disturbing you have sympathy for the 'Onyro' (lf you're familiar with Asian horror enough to have done a little research, you know the meaning--if not, this is a great time you to look it up) along with the fear. When handled right, the true back-story is so horrible that you kinda decide the ghost/Onryo out for revenge has every reason to come back and try to cause serious damage.I gave Cinderella seven stars rather than the 9-10 I give to perfect, close-to-soiling- yourself in utter terror Asian horror such as Shutter and Ju-on. I took three stars off based mainly on my opinion that some parts, especially the first act, are slower than I thought they needed to be, dragging down the film and viewer a bit. The movie could have stand to lose 10-15 minutes for a tighter edit. HOWEVER… get ready for the last act of Cinderella--it pounces right at you out of the dark.This is one of those last acts, and with a back story that stuck with me. There's a couple hints, but it turns out to be way uglier (no pun intended-if you've seen the movie you'll get the pun) than anyone imagined. I also actually started talking back to the flat screen TV a couple times (if I'd seen it in a theater and said the same things at that volume, I would have been asked by an usher to calm down) and at least once hearing myself urgently and loudly giving a character advice ("oh no, no, NO, don't, DO NOT go in there, Oh God, RUN!"). I do that frequently during really addictive, well-made, fun TV shows (True Blood, Breaking Bad, and Spartacus for example), but it's rare when I watch a movie. Yet another movie on this list where a movie-watching exception was made. Funny thing, it's usually Korean chillers like "Cinderella" or Korean crime-revenge "I Saw the Devil" and "Memories of Murder" that get me so hooked in that (more than once) almost blew off a deadline because I HAD to know what happened.I saw that many reviewers cited the movie for being 'too melodramatic' and 'more like some soap opera'. I can see a base argument for 'melodramatic' ; fair enough,I suppose (though I personally don't agree). However, a SOAP? Jesus, really? If so, I'd like to ask what the hell kind of fu(ked-up soaps have YOU been watching? The only thing on TV right now that is a 'horror-drama' and would even come close to this claim is American Horror Story. Note: if you're a big fan of the show AHS --like I am--you'll probably enjoy this movie.Yeah, Cinderella is no Shutter or Two Sisters (then again, nothing put on film is) but if you're looking for some Oynro-genre scares and a twist or two you didn't see coming, watch it now. There's much worse ways (and MUCH worse Asian horror movies to watch, trust me) to spend 100 minutes. As long as you weren't really planning on sleeping that night anyway….

Erik Cameron This movie gets to be underrated because it is a different kind of horror. Asian horror films have a unique way of making a film out of every fear the human mind could comprehend. This of course makes it the best, and worst, type of horror film. With this particular movie, one must step outside their usual routine and look at the situation presented to them. After you are out of your box you have to step into this film's twisted mind and distorted reality. This movie is really a mindf$#@ but it is certainly worth the ride. As for some of the underlying tones, they are also what makes Asian horror films so unique. This film is no exception, however it definitely is not the most underlying Asian film I have seen. Try Marebito. Excellent film. Sorry for speaking so vague and talking about Asian films in general, but I think it is necessary because this film deserves to be watched.

mr_zombi (KillPopStars) The movie is somewhat decent (though it's not hard to see it's a horror movie on the front of the DVD container) but yeah if your just looking at title it's hard to tell. Though it would help if you had a taste for horror & foreign films. Baisicly it's about a girls mother who's a plastic surgeon, and her friends are envious that of her mom. So they all get surgery done on their faces to look more beautiful. But then *SHOCKER* they all start dying one... by... one. Pretty much the usual Asian horror plot of a killer ghost wanting revenge (Ring: ghost was stuck in a well JU-ON: ghost is killed in a house Rinne: ghost is killed in a hotel) So yeah it takes a lot to enjoy this film, though the film dosen't do well in the first half, the second half does get better though. But the ending is kind of FLAT. Although all and all i thought it was a pretty well-done movie... -_- (sorry if this dosen't help or describe how well the film is, i am doing this out of slim memory)