The amount of lore packed into the short runtime of Exorcism Chronicles : The Beginning is dizzying. An adaptation of the first chapter of the first volume of Toemarok by Lee Woo-hyeok, the Korean animated horror resembles more a compendium of video game cut-scenes than it does an actual movie. At the expense of legitimate characterization, writers Lee Dong-ha and Park Seong-hee have opted for an overwhelming amount of flashbacks and a barrage of exposition.

It is a taxing affair. To be sure, the film does contain a series of crackling action scenes and startling animated sequences. Produced by the animation studio LOCUS Corporation, Exorcism Chronicles was created through a painstaking, six-year process of rendering, with natural Korean landscapes and ancient buildings as inspi

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