Thriller Rated R
“…takes a simple, familiar premise and overloads it with atmospheric and existential import.”
“…wants to show how one heinous act creates not only victims, but more monsters.”
“This is pure camp, and difficult to take seriously in any way at all.”
Thriller Rated NR
“Bogart’s breakout, and for good reason.”
“…finds its tonal footing in the final third, when Jung-ho makes the transition from darkly comic clown to film-noir anti-hero.”
“…seems to be about the awfulness and inhumanity of vengeance. But watch how the film moves.”
“There’s only one Diabolique worthy of its name, and it’s waiting for you at the video store.”
“…gives you a sense of the discomfort, fear and even paranoia that may have been in the air regarding the burgeoning field of psychoanalysis.”
“…mostly enjoyable for the way each of the three leads offers a twist on classic noir archetypes.”
“…takes a while to move beyond mere melodrama and reach a proper place of weirdness, but when it finally does, boy do things get bizarre.”
