Halloween Movie Review – A Tale of Two Sisters

  I am not sure what’s spookier, being pretty sure that I had already done a review of this movie, either in blog form or a simple post in the forums.  Or that fact that I have not done a Halloween movie review since 2015?  If you missed the review on the short film Selfish People, I highly recommend checking it out!  I have verified the URL to the video still works.  Even though A Tale of Two Sisters is an old film, (released in 2003), It was one of the first Korean Horror films I watched after moving to Korea.  There is even a US remake that was released in 2009 called The Uninvited that I may watch this year for Halloween.  So without further ado, let’s get into the movie!

  A Tale of Two Sisters is a psychological horror film written and directed by Kim Jee-woon (The Quiet Family, The Foul King, and Coming Out.) staring Im Soo-jung, Kim Kap-soo and Moon Geun-Young). 

  As the film open we see a teenaged Su Mi (played by Im Soo-Jung), being released from a mental institution as her doctor is seeing washing his hands in a porcelain bowl, washing his hands of Su mi and the unknown reason she was hospitalized.

  Returning home to families secluded estate with her father who is a rich physician and she is met by her younger sister Su-yeon (Moon Geun-Young).  Her father is heard talking on the phone with someone, whom he recommends should not come over to the house right away.  This later turns out to be the girl’s stepmother, whom is shown to be psychologically and physically abusive to the young girls.

  Strange things begin happening around the house, as we are drawn further and further into the events that lead to Su-mi being placed in psychiatric care, and the shady story of her family.  The ending really will surprise you! 

  I enjoyed the film, and was taken aback by the ending.  Some of the scenes were confusing for me, I think mostly because I do not understand some of the more subtle nuances of Korean culture, but this did not distract from the overall enjoyment of the film.

  Even though it is an older film, I think it will stand up to the test of time. I highly recommend that you watch it.

A Tale of Two Sisters – Trailer.

A Tale of Two Sisters is available on Amazon both streamed for Amazon Prime Video customers, and is available in DVD format.

Click HERE to take you to Amazon.com

  If you do choose to watch the film, please come back and discuss it on our forums.  https://www.catracing.org/hendrb/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=27480

  Be sure to come back next Thursday for a Brent’s World Halloween special post as I explore a closed amusement park in Seoul called Yongmaland!  Will I meet my demise on a spooky ride of terror?  Find out next week.

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