This is the story of a girl rolling in the grass drenched in her familys bloody legacy.
And while there are no pointy teethed counts in this picture, its atmosphere has a vicious bite.
One in which she is both the target of ridicule and lust for all the boys at school.
He brings that same measured tension to this psychological fairy tale.
However, this withdrawn creature is of a world far more fantastic and strange.
At the center of it all remains Wasikowskas ghostly face.
But rest assured, we are not seeing the world from Indias view.
Rather, the world Chan-wook creates is shaped in her delicately twisted image.
What could a woman like Evelyn ever have to say to her?
Unfortunately, the third act revelations come more with a standard oh and thud than a blood curdling scream.
No, there is nothing supernatural here, but many monsters rise in this Gothic nightmare.
Rating:
3.5 out of 5
