Reading up on the comments from Joblo's facebook fanpage and it seems like there are a lot of people who are unhappy with the output for this poster. And I agree. It doesn't provide the oomph that can be found within this film. More importantly, the photography and the imagery made this look like a direct to DVD B-movie as opposed to something that's produced by legendary director Spike Lee. Also I don't dig Josh Brolin's look here. It's so far off from the classic Korean movie directed by Park Chan-Woo (Stoker).
My review for Stoker starring Mia Wasikowska, Nicole Kidman and Matthew Goode. The film is directed by Park Chan-Wook and is locally distributed by 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros. Pictures.
The movie is visually pleasing for starters. While it's not a requisite, you might want to watch the South Korean film "OldBoy" which was Stoker director's Park Chan-Wook's masterpiece and the film that got him critical acclaim. Going back, it would be a good idea to watch that film to really appreciate the beauty and craftsmanship that was placed in Stoker.
The highly-anticipated thriller “Stoker” starring Nicole Kidman, Mia Wasikowska and Matthew Goode tells of the bizarre coming-of-age of India (Wasikowska) as she enters womanhood written by Wentworth Miller and filmed by Park Chan-Wook.
Helmed by Korean director Park which is also his debut movie in English, the movie introduces India Stoker as she loses her beloved father and best friend Richard (played by Dermot Mulroney) in an unexplained car mishap on her 18th birthday. Upon her father’s demise, India’s life is suddenly shattered in their very secluded estate. Left with her unstable mother Evie (Kidman) and Uncle Charlie (Goode), her father’s brother who mysteriously showed up during her father’s funeral, India experiences an unraveling of herself that surprises and frees her at the same time.
From a script penned by Wentworth Miller and directed by acclaimed Korean filmmaker Park Chan-Wook comes “Stoker,” a sexy and dark thriller starring Nicole Kidman, Matthew Goode and Mia Wasikowska.
The first English-language feature of director Park, “Stoker” introduces India Stoker (Wasikowska) when she loses her beloved father and best friend Richard (Dermot Mulroney) ) in a tragic auto accident on her 18th birthday, her quiet life on the family’s secluded estate is suddenly shattered. Exquisitely sensitive, India’s exhibits an impassive demeanor which masks the deep feelings and heightened senses that only her father understood.
