There’s a core element of emotional realism that accentuates Park’s brutal narrative beats, leaving us to ponder something more than a bloody body.

A lurid, complex, introspective beast, enacting astonishing cruelty on its protagonist like a slow-acting poison.

Both brutal and lyrical, writer-director Park Chan-wook's existential nail-biter has torture scenes that will have you avoiding dentists, sushi bars and badly appointed hotel rooms.

Park peppers his tragedy with sumptuous production design and a lot more humor than you'd expect.