Slit Mouth

A group of friends decides to investigate the urban legend of the Slit-Mouth Woman, a vengeful spirit who appears to people late at night. As they delve deeper into the mystery, they uncover a dark past connected to the legend and find themselves targeted by a malevolent force. Their investigation quickly turns into a desperate fight for survival as the supernatural entity begins to hunt them down one by one.

Slit Mouth received mixed to negative reviews from critics, who often cited its predictable plot and reliance on jump scares. Audiences, however, showed a slightly more favorable response, appreciating the film's atmosphere and its attempts to modernize a classic Japanese urban legend.

• Relies heavily on familiar horror tropes and jump scares.

• The atmosphere and sound design are occasionally effective.

• The plot becomes convoluted, detracting from the scares.

Google audience: Google users generally found the film to be a standard horror offering. While some appreciated the tension and the premise, many felt it didn't bring anything new to the genre and was predictable. The ending was also a point of contention for some viewers.

The film's director, Kensuke Kurosawa, stated in an interview that he aimed to blend traditional Japanese ghost story elements with modern psychological horror techniques.