Review of A Tale of Two Sisters (2003) by Sanity Assassin ! — 05 Aug 2008

It's definitely a strange one. perhaps i'm giving it a below average rating because i've seen a few asian horror films lately and they always seem to have a ghost in them that's female with long dark hair.

things were a little bit different here, not much... but I don't wanna spoil that for anyone reading this review. I thought it was shot beautifully as most asian cinema is. it relies heavily on imagery to tell its story much like kubrick's "2001: a space odyssey".

maybe i'm just not a fan of this type of cinema. I think the main plot is ever so simple but made complicated by the story telling capabilities of kim jee-woon. in some ways it's almost its downfall, in others it makes for repeated viewing.

the part that confused me was near the end of the film when everybody was in the house (set before anyone had died) and all the cast were there including the mother and the step-mother. I couldn't understand that without finding an online F.

A.Q. for the movie. it was as simple as the father brought home his bit of stuff. that really should've been explained. although we're not all dumb we do like some things explained to us. the rest I understood! probably will watch it again and perhaps think more of it, but this is it for my first viewing.

i'm not too impressed.