Stoker (2013)

Creepiness abounds

When India's father dies, his estranged brother shows up at the funeral and then infiltrates the home she shares with her mother.  And then things get creepy.  Stoker is a very Hitchcock-ian look into the secrets that lie behind every facade.  Matthew Goode is more than good as the creepy brother Charlie.  Nicole Kidman (India's mother) is one of two things in this film.  She was either 1) great at portraying a really messed up character or 2) her acting was just bad.  Having seen her in a number of films, I think it is the former.  Directed by one of my favorite directors (Chan-wook Park) of one of my favorite films (Oldboy), Stoker is a great English debut from one of Korea's top directors.  Also a great screenwriting debut for Wentworth Miller of Prison Break fame.

Stoker creeps its way to 3 out of 5 Poblanos!

Director: Chan-wook Park
Writer: Wentworth Miller
Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Nicole Kidman, Matthew Goode
Rotten Tomatoes: 69%
Metacritic: 58 out of 100