Originally Posted by
hellhamster
The Handmaiden (2016): 9.5/10
I really wanted to cut off points from this, but I couldn't. Before beginning my viewing, I thought the cinematography would be too overdone, with the style over substance trope diminishing the quality to the point of transforming the movie into a borefest. I was glad to find out that it wasn't the case, yet I discovered a film so hauntingly beautiful with characters so well realized, tiptoeing between the real and surreal, with a very cathartic ending. The entire premise and plot reminded me a lot of Hitchcock, weirdly enough. The sex scenes, well, let's just say don't watch it with your parents but recommend it to them for the lulz.
And not even an Oscar nom for best foreign movie, shame.