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A Tale Of Two Sisters (2003)

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Reviews Counted:52

Fresh:45

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.

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

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... 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 a little sense of irritation. But that's nothing compared to what happens when bedtime rolls around. Su-mi unpacks her bags in her old room only to find her desk and closet full of someone else’s stuff. Su-yeong hears step foots outside her bedroom door and then sees a creepy, ghost-white hand opening the door – but there's no one there. Meanwhile, Eun-joo goes from pre-hysterical to cruel. Then things get really weird: A ghostly young woman is hiding under a kitchen cabinet; a terrifying ghoul visits So-mu's bedroom. Then dad tells a disbelieving Su-mi that Su-yeon has been dead for months. If that's true, what's in that big bag Eun-joo is beating with a poker, that thing that's leaving a blood trail? -- © Tartan Films [More]

Starring: Su-jeong Lim, Geun-yeong Mun, Jung-ah Yum, Kap-su Kim

Starring: Su-jeong Lim, Geun-yeong Mun, Jung-ah Yum, Kap-su Kim

Director: Ji-woon Kim

Director: Ji-woon Kim
Screenwriter: Ji-woon Kim

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...yet another pointless, interminably paced Asian horror flick that's inexplicably garnered heaps of praise and adulation...

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment 3 Comments
03/28/05
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

With style to spare, this Korean import cranks up the creeps through atmospheric sound design, slick cinematography and crimson-drenched art direction.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
12/17/04
E! Online
N/R

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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
02/26/05
Boston Phoenix

The atmosphere of mounting dread is matched by just-right performances, design and camerawork.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Time Out
N/R

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Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
10/18/08
Houston Chronicle

It's a stunningly creepy specimen of Asian horror.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
12/09/04
Allison Benedikt
Allison Benedikt
Chicago Tribune

The creepy visuals, the slow-burning tension, the meticulous pauses for effect, and the staggered trail of clues and revelations inexorably draw the viewer in.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
12/16/04
Brian Mckay
Brian Mckay
eFilmCritic.com

A somber reflection on memory, adolescence and mourning.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
12/16/04
Dana Stevens
Dana Stevens
New York Times

A very tasty exercise in supernatural and psychological horror.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
09/26/07
Daniel Etherington
Daniel Etherington
Channel 4 Film

Masterfully manipulative and bloody scary.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
08/13/04
David Parkinson
David Parkinson
Empire Magazine

Quite restrained for what's basically a horror movie, and very well acted.

Full Review Source: Christian Science Monitor | comment Comment
12/16/04
David Sterritt
David Sterritt
Christian Science Monitor

Brought 'horror film' made to order goose bumps to me.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
12/10/04
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Precise direction that goes more for slow chills than quick frights, and a script with some startling twists, makes A Tale of Two Sisters a classy entry in the East Asian psycho-horror stakes.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
12/17/04
Derek Elley
Derek Elley
Variety

Unnervingly conflates fairytale lore with the angst of adolescent sexual development.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
11/10/04
Ed Gonzalez
Ed Gonzalez
Slant Magazine

Classic horror in the vein of Hitchcock, Argento and Miike...the scariest film in years!

Full Review Source: ComingSoon.net | comment Comment
12/15/04
Edward Douglas
Edward Douglas
ComingSoon.net

The film succeeds again and again at pulling you to the edge of your seat and keeping you there.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
12/16/04
Ernest Hardy
Ernest Hardy
L.A. Weekly

Despite its third-act problems, A Tale of Two Sisters easily passes the scare test.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
03/01/07
Ethan Alter
Ethan Alter
Film Journal International
N/R

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04/29/09
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

Murky and pretty near incomprehensible.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
12/17/04
Jack Mathews
Jack Mathews
New York Daily News
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This movie scared the hell out of me!

Full Review Source: Movie Gurus | comment Comment
04/12/05
James O'Ehley
James O'Ehley
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