Stoker (Park Chan-wook, 2013)

Stoker marks the English language debut of contemporary South Korean cinema poster child Park Chan-wook (OldboyThirst), and the film is full of the striking compositions and sweeping camera movements of his prior acclaimed work. Unfortunately, free of compelling, well-realised material to frame his style around, Stoker sees the director’s worst tendencies in full force; those of garish melodramatics and shallow showiness…

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