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Weekend Film Reviews

Stoker

Hosted by Joe Morgenstern Mar. 01, 2013 Entertainment
Heroine India Stoker isn't sweet in this psychological thriller directed by Park Chan-Wook.

The plot of Stoker is steeped in evil and perversity, paying frequent homage to Hitchcock and Brian De Palma, while cinematography by Chung-hoon Chung summons up visions out of David Lynch.  Yet, seldom does the script bring out the best in its director, Korean virtuoso of brutality and horror, Park Chan-Wook.

 

 

 

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