A TALE OF TWO SISTERS

A Tale Of Two Sisters is a 2003 South Korean horror film directed by Kim Ji-woon, and starring Im Soo Jung, Moon Geun Young, Yeom Jeong-ah, and Kim Kap-su.

One of the best Korean horror movies I have seen to date.
The movie starts in a hospital where a patient is being questioned about the incident that took her into the hospital. As the movie continues, we see a car approaching a provincial well-taken-care of house, where the father of our two sisters is waiting for them. Once they arrive they encounter their stepmother who looks lovely, sweet, and motherly; however our two girls don't seem to care about this display of parental love shown by their stepmother; instead they seem upset and mean to her.

Tensions between the stepmother and the sisters become more constant, driving the stepmother to moments of apparent insanity. During dinner we can see how things are beginning to be more complex and also how one of the girls has to be given some pills for reasons yet to be revealed.

The set of events to follow are completely unhappy and frustrating for both the parents and the sisters as they experience some sort of haunting. Doors start opening by themselves, hands and human figures appearing out of nowhere and yet more shocking moments. The two sisters start supporting each other due to the amount of creepy moments and their suspicions about their stepmother being playing wicked tricks on one of the girls.

The last third of the movie becomes completely dramatic as it goes slowly towards a totally twisted climax. Everybody's real intentions and role within this plot get revealed and the viewers are rewarded with a very neat explanation of the events that happened in this house with this tormented family. It becomes impossible to tell what happens during the last minutes of the movie without the risk of spoilers.

This is, in my opinion, a very well-acted horror-drama. Both girls acting is wonderful and basically all actors are brilliant in their characterizations. The atmosphere created by the great coloring of the picture gives a sense of constant dreaming that kind of put the viewer inside the plot itself.

Undoubtedly, one of the best South Korean movies, A Tale Of Two Sisters is a film that every Asian Horror aficionado should have in their collection. Clearly a piece to be admired for acting, setting, picture and directing. It is visually stunning and overwhelming for all senses.