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Review: “Stoker” was directed by the cult filmmaker Park Chan-wook,
becoming in his first film to be made outside South Korea. The result is one of
his best works in a decade. Dropping the sanguinary cruelty of “Oldboy” or
"The Vengeance Trilogy", Chan-wook should continue to please his fans
by means of a psychological violence filled with attitude and gloominess.
“Stoker” evinces the morbidity of “Harold and Maude” without the joyful moments
or the happy ending. Instead, it embarks in a path of sensuality and deadly
coldness. Mia Masikowska has here one of her best performances as India Stoker,
a lugubrious girl, whose father died in strange circumstances. Right after her
father's funeral, the mysterious newcomer uncle Charlie (Matthew Goode) invites
himself to stay with the family. His presence will have a strange effect in his
niece, rousing innermost feelings that were hidden in secrecy. This sinister
tale about a cursed family might leave you dazzled with its uncomfortable
moments of malevolent hostility. Written by Wentworth Miller, actor in the
television series Prison Break, “Stoker” revealed to be a catchy and consistent
thriller.
