Notable Cast: Chang Seung-yeon, Oh Seung-hee, Jang
Ye-eun, Shin Eun-soo, Kim Ho-jung, Kim Tae-hun, Jo Jae-yun, Yoon Hyun-min, Jang
Gwang, Son Jina, Lee Joo-young, Kim Joo-ryong, Choi Su-im, Park Jin-a
In the final segment of Tastes of Horror, two young
women face off in a perverse eating contest live online. Both are part of the
mukbang movement, a live online show where people eat things for their viewers,
and their online rivalry is taken to grotesque new heights by the end,
resulting in abusive reveals that showcase the horrors beneath. It’s fitting
that this final story in this South Korean horror anthology, titled “Gluttony,”
would take a darkly humorous look at the horrors underneath the entertainment.
If anything, “Gluttony” acts as a kind of thesis statement for the film,
despite coming in at the end, and highlights its strengths.