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In 1976,
the inhabitants of a small island all vanished
into thin air, all except for one who went mad and
committed suicide. Thirty years later, Yuki, her little
brother and her father moves to the island from Tokyo
for a fresh start. The islanders don't appear to be
very friendly though and she is soon told by her
neighbour that she should not be outside when she
hears the siren. One day when her father is out in
the forest, the siren starts...
Have you ever played a really entertaining game and
then thought "hey, this would make a great movie?".
Well, as you might have noticed, more often than not,
you're wrong. While the basic storyline in Forbidden
Siren is a great one, it's far from solid enough to
fill a full length feature, and unfortunately, the
movie doesn't really explore any territory that wasn't
already covered in the game.
For those of you who haven't played the game (mind you,
I didn't play it many times myself), the story revolves
around a teenage girl named Yuki who has just moved
to a remote island in Japan together with her father
and her little brother (who suffers from some kind of
decease). The islanders aren't very friendly and she
soon gets a warning from her neighbour that she should
stay inside once she hears the siren. One night when
her father is out in the forest, the siren starts.
When he comes back the next day, it's as if he's changed.
Intrigued by the folklores of the island, Yuki investigates
further about this forbidden siren and finds out that
it might be more than just a creepy story.
Removing all of the suspense from the game, Forbidden
Siren plays like a slow-paced mystery drama. We all
know where it's headed and even if you haven't played
the game, you'll have figured out the ending relatively
quickly anyway. Since the plot is so incredibly thin,
some of the supposed-to-be suspenseful scenes were
ridiculously drawn out and ended up being unintentionally
funny (look out for an old man stumbling around with a
shovel in the corridors for 5 minutes in a row).
The part that disappointed me the most however was the
climax. It wasn't scary, it wasn't gory, it was just
dull. When it was time for the movie to shine, the
lights just went out. The actors didn't help much
either as they feel about as alive as they did in the
game. Stiff acting and forced dialogues only made this
movie worse. Forbidden Siren is not one of the better
videogame adaptations that have been made and I'm
sure that fans of the game will be very disappointed
with the movie. I'd suggest that you save your money
and hope for something better to come along instead.
No, sorry.
While some scenes have ridiculously dramatic music,
the story didn't quite live up to it. Perhaps the
score was a bit too good for the movie, either way
it didn't work.
Dull and predictable video-game adaptation which doesn't
stray far away from the game that it's based on. It's
a shame to see such a great story go to waste but I guess
it could have been worse as well. Either way, if you're
a fan of the games, I'm quite positive that you will
be disappointed with the movie.
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