Review of Stoker (2013) by Nick O — 10 Dec 2013
"Stoker" is the sort of stoic, creepy, unsettling fairy tale Tim Burton and Guillermo del Toro no longer have the balls nor ambition to make. That being said, it isn't "Oldboy" or as memorably bleak a Chan-wook Park film as anything from his terrific "Vengeance" trilogy.
Now THAT being said, "Stoker" does have Matthew Goode's best performance as well as finely done jobs from Nicole Kidman and indie it girl Mia Wasikowska (seriously, how awesome is she?) as teenage India.
The script could use a little more punching up, but "Stoker" is fascinating in Park's removed attention to detail; by which I mean there's a vague curiosity in India's empty stares, and rather than pamper her point of view with the ignorance of an audience surrogate, it's handled with maturity and a dignified naivety, and also isn't without a soul.
(82/100).
This review of Stoker (2013) was written by Nick O on 10 Dec 2013.
Stoker has generally received positive reviews.
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