Review of Stoker (2013) by Smijatov — 08 Jul 2013

Stoker definitely fulfilled my expectations, though I had not really watched any of the previous work by Park. I did expect some visual mastery, that is exactly what I got. The film is visually mesmerising, providing us with innumerable beautiful shots. Really, each shot can be a still photograph on its own right. It is simply stunning the amount of work this must have demanded, so the director did a superb job. The casting was great, too since everyone's performance was excellent, especially young Mia Wasikowska.

The story is interesting, too, and while not necessarily the strong point of the film, it is sufficiently good not to be a let down.

Overall, it is a good debute for Park who should have gotten more recognition for this.