Watched Taiwan's 2021 The Soul (2:10:18_). A businessman is murdered inside his mansion. A prosecutor and his wife take on the case and discover a chain of seemingly occult events, a mere disguise for illicit relationships and brain surgery experimentations. The dark rituals, the Chinese black magic grimoire, and the moments of apparent spirit possession are all letdowns, for they function as red herrings in the story. The unfolding of the plot is straightforward enough, but many of the details are improbable and convoluted. Detachment from the characters and the material naturally ensues, and interest flags. After all, even in this day and age, transmigrations of the mind and heart are confusing and demand too much suspension of disbelief.

Gorgeous exterior of that mansion, though obviously a product of computer graphics. As for its interior, it was filled with too much derivative and decadent 1970s modern art.