It's shots like these that make me wonder how was this even possible? It looks so damn cool! The performances are perfect in sucking you into this world of erotica, selfishness, and trickery. Shots that look like they came out of The Master. The cinematography is some of the most entrancing of the year. This film is pretty twisted in the most unexpected ways from the cinematography that is very reminiscent of Possession in that it always keeps moving, eroticism that is reminiscent of Blue is the Warmest Color, performances as spellbinding as Carol, and the insanity of Park Chan- Wook as expected. Think of The Handmaiden as The Duke of Burgundy F'd Up Edition.
Park Chan-Wook's The Handmaiden is almost as good as the film that put him on the map, Oldboy, and brings such ferocity and energy that it will be one of the most unforgettable films of 2016. Not the craziest film content wise, that award goes to The Neon Demon, but definitely the craziest film storytelling wise.
