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A Tale Of Two Sisters (2003)

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Reviews Counted:16

Fresh:13

Rotten:3

Average Rating:6.7/10

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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Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
10/18/08
Houston Chronicle
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There's a reason why Hollywood has been so busy in recent years remaking Asian horror movies. Scare for scare, they're generally better.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
02/25/05
Renee Graham
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It may not be a pretty picture, but A Tale of Two Sisters is definitely a satisfying piece of less-is-more cinematic horror.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
01/30/05
Jennie Punter
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Globe and Mail
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The gorgeous slow-moving cinematography by Lee Mogae is remarkable.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
01/28/05
John Terauds
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Toronto Star
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Ji-woon Kim may be the Korean David Lynch and his juxtaposition of seemingly innocent and suddenly searing situations is marvelously unnerving, as are the constantly shifting personalities of most of his characters.

Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
01/07/05
Tom Long
Tom Long
Detroit News
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There's no denying the eye for hypnotic imagery employed by writer-director Ji-woon Kim and cinematographer Mo-gae Lee.

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01/07/05
John Monaghan
John Monaghan
Detroit Free Press
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We aren't meant to understand the story fully until the film's closing minutes, so the shocks and suggestions come in a muddled context.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
12/27/04
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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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
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[Kim] creates stunning images ripe with meaning.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
12/17/04
Ruthe Stein
Ruthe Stein
San Francisco Chronicle
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Murky and pretty near incomprehensible.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
12/17/04
Jack Mathews
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New York Daily News
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A somber reflection on memory, adolescence and mourning.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
12/16/04
Dana Stevens
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New York Times
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A tour de force of psychological horror at its creepiest.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
12/16/04
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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As a ripe, almost Victorian-tinged contemplation of desperate sisterly devotion, it can be harrowing.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
12/14/04
Michael Atkinson
Michael Atkinson
Village Voice
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Although A Tale of Two Sisters has some excellent suspense sequences, it falters badly during the dramatic parts.

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12/09/04
Richard James Havis
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Hollywood Reporter
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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
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Plays like a gorgeous painting hanging in a gloomy gallery -- you stand in front of one corner, mesmerized by turquoise wallpaper or a burgundy rug, then a fleeting movement in another corner draws you over.

Full Review Source: Denver Post | comment Comment
12/03/04
Michael Booth
Michael Booth
Denver Post
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Kim's artful Tale may be stronger on atmosphere and mood than on story, but it contains hidden charges that chip away at the borders of certainty -- and that can be scary.

Full Review Source: Denver Rocky Mountain News | comment Comment
12/03/04
Robert Denerstein
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