12 July 2009

Thirst (Park Chan-wook, 2009)

8/10
Very good vampire/love story movie from Oldboy director Park Chan-wook....definitely an interesting take on the genre, subverting a lot of preconceived notions. The female lead, Kim Ok-vin is unbelievable, especially considering it's only her 2nd or 3rd movie. My only complaints is that it's slightly long (you could cut out about 10-15 minutes IMO) and Park's direction is excellent, but a bit too showy at times. If you liked what Let the Right One In did with vampires and love then you'll probably be a big fan of Thirst too.

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