Kind of disappointing
I went into the film mostly blind after recommendation from a podcast selling it as one of the best films of the year, just knowing the basic plot and that it was a 'meta' take on the genre. I wasn't expecting something overtly gory or scary but it still didn't do much for me. It just felt like a lot of set-up with little to no payoff. I think there was only one time in the film where I felt the remotest bit of dread.
Different film but if anyone's seen 'Noroi: The Curse' -- that film is pretty slow-paced with minimal violence but it's still very creepy and it sticks with you by the end. I didn't get that here.