After having seen "Bad guy" (by the same director) I obtained this movie expecting different and better, and what I seemed to find was rather a toned down version of that film. The premise of the movie is one set on a lake where a woman rents out floating chalets to men for fishing which really double up as brothels for a "fun" weekend away for the clients. The landlady of this business never says a word in the entire movie, but rather uses her emotions to convey what she feels, and into her world steps a suicidal cop whom she begins to fall in love with.
The story unfolds as the landlady and the cop begin to cover up for each other, whilst the landlady, being repressed emotional, begins to open up but in a dark manner. Jealousy, hurt and fear lead to grave consequences, and the pair have to further sink into the mire to survive, but not before finding that they both need each other just as much to keep going.
A difficult movie, which seems to treat women too much as sex objects alone, whilst some of the sex scenes can be a little too graphic. Additionally, the short bursts of violence are unnecessary and take away from the movie, whilst the rape scene will pander too much to those we shouldn't be encouraging. On the other hand, the main two leads are absolutely great in their respective roles and carry their roles incredibly well whilst the film is simply eye-candy in its settings and looks, which are the two saving graces.....
Overall, a mixed movie... Wouldn't strongly recommend at all, even if you are a big big fan of Asian cinema like myself....
The story unfolds as the landlady and the cop begin to cover up for each other, whilst the landlady, being repressed emotional, begins to open up but in a dark manner. Jealousy, hurt and fear lead to grave consequences, and the pair have to further sink into the mire to survive, but not before finding that they both need each other just as much to keep going.
A difficult movie, which seems to treat women too much as sex objects alone, whilst some of the sex scenes can be a little too graphic. Additionally, the short bursts of violence are unnecessary and take away from the movie, whilst the rape scene will pander too much to those we shouldn't be encouraging. On the other hand, the main two leads are absolutely great in their respective roles and carry their roles incredibly well whilst the film is simply eye-candy in its settings and looks, which are the two saving graces.....
Overall, a mixed movie... Wouldn't strongly recommend at all, even if you are a big big fan of Asian cinema like myself....