The Bridge Curse

The Bridge Curse
Directed by	Lester Hsi [zh]
Written by	Chang Keng Min
Produced by	Chang Keng Min Chuang Chi Hsiang
Starring	Summer Meng J.C. Lin [zh] Chang Ning [zh] Vera Yan [zh]
Edited by	Chen Chien-Chih
Music by	Wen Tzu-Chieh
Production companies	Lots Home Entertainment Double Edge Entertainment Pegasus Entertainment
Release date	27 February 2020 (2020-02-27)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Taiwan
Language	Mandarin

The Bridge Curse (Chinese: 女鬼橋) is a 2020 Taiwanese horror mystery thriller film directed by Lester Hsi [zh], starring Summer Meng, J.C. Lin [zh], Chang Ning [zh] and Vera Yan [zh]. It is based on the legend of the haunted bridge at Tunghai University.^[1]

The film received a video game adaptation, The Bridge Curse: Road to Salvation [zh], which was released on Steam on 25 August 2022.^[2] The film received a sequel titled The Bridge Curse: Ritual [zh].^[3] A sequel video game, titled The Bridge Curse 2 The Extrication, was released on Steam on 9 May 2024.^[4]

Cast

• Summer Meng as the Reporter
• J.C. Lin [zh] as Chuan
• Chang Ning [zh] as Hsin-chiao
• Vera Yan [zh] as Sannu
• Ruby Zhan [zh]
• Ko Cheng [zh]
• Joe Hsieh [zh]

Reception

Han Cheung of the Taipei Times wrote that while the film "has the right elements, ideas and technical capabilities", and the final twist "definitely will get people talking", it "needs better structuring" and "could be much scarier".^[1]

Douglas Tseng of today rated the film 3 stars out of 5 and wrote that "a late-game revelation helps make this otherwise routine shriek-fest slightly more interesting than it deserves to be."^[5]

Brian Costello of Common Sense Media rated the film 2 stars out of 5 and called it "unoriginal".^[6]

References

1. Han, Cheung (5 March 2020). "Movie review: The Bridge Curse". Taipei Times. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
2. 林柏廷 (10 September 2022). "恐龍妹林心穎出席活動「隔天確診」　實況主怒轟：自私". SET News. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
3. Hsu, Daniel (14 September 2022). "《女鬼橋 2：怨鬼樓》超前導海報驚悚發布！林哲熹回歸演出、《該死的阿修羅》王渝萱接棒擔任女主角". GQ. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
4. Romano, Sal (25 September 2024). "The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, and Switch launches October 24". Gematsu. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
5. Tseng, Douglas (18 July 2020). "The Bridge Curse Review: Summer Meng Takes On Urban Legend In By-The-Numbers Supernatural Horror". today. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
6. Costello, Brian. "The Bridge Curse". Common Sense Media. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.

External links

• The Bridge Curse at IMDb
• The Bridge Curse at Rotten Tomatoes