A Tale Of Two Sisters (2003)
86 %
Reviews Counted: 51 Fresh: 44 Rotten:7 Average Rating: 7.1/10
Consensus:
Restrained but disturbing, A Tale of Two Sisters is a creepily effective, if at times confusing, horror movie.
Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins
Theatrical Release: Dec 3, 2004 Limited
Synopsis: Something strange is happening when Su-mi and her younger sister Su-yeon come home to their father's large, but dark and somewhat foreboding house after a stay in the hospital. Their dad is taciturn and burdened and their step-mother, Eun-joo greets them with forced enthusiasm and more than... [More]
Genre: Foreign Films
Starring: Su-jeong Lim, Geun-yeong Mun, Jung-ah Yum, Kap-su Kim
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Kim Jee-Woon's serious approach has its merits, but it also creates some problems that mar, without ruining, the film's effectiveness.
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07/09/08
Despite its third-act problems, A Tale of Two Sisters easily passes the scare test.
03/01/07
The atmosphere of mounting dread is matched by just-right performances, design and camerawork.
06/24/06
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01/17/06
I like what it's trying to do -- use a ghost story surface to tell a tale of guilt, blame, and madness -- but was disappointed in the conventional tactics it used.
01/13/06
The film feels haunted by the relationship between Im and Moon, who cling to each other in the face of a hostile hostess, even though that may not be their best option.
09/26/05
...yet another pointless, interminably paced Asian horror flick that's inexplicably garnered heaps of praise and adulation...
03/28/05
There’s more rank dread and inscrutable mystery in any one scene of this South Korean psychological thriller than in all the American horror films of the past 10 years.
03/13/05
There's a reason why Hollywood has been so busy in recent years remaking Asian horror movies. Scare for scare, they're generally better.
02/25/05
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Even though its components may be familiar, it is made with precision and sophistication and is, by default, better than any original American horror film of the past few years.
02/22/05
Writer/director Ji-woon Kim leaps to the forefront of Asian horror with this brilliantly executed psychological nightmare.
02/20/05
May move a bit slowly for American tastes, and the inexplicable bits may occasionally frustrate, but you slip into the rhythms of the film almost despite yourself.
02/04/05
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Fans of the genre will find much to savor with A Tale of Two Sisters.
01/28/05
A bit of cinematic showing-off that offers an intriguing puzzle but never really makes us care.
01/14/05
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