Review by João Almeida

The Handmaiden 2016

Since the beginning of the month when I watched "The Handmaiden", I couldn't stop thinking about it.

It’s so hard to talk about this movie without give anything away. Everything in “The Handmaiden” is meticulously well done. Chan-wook Park did a terrific job directing this movie. It’s like a mix of good flavours that combine in your favourite ice cream.

The three lead actors (Kim Min-Hee, Kim Tae-Ri and Ha Jung-Woo) give some of the best performances of 2016. Despite Cho-Jin-woong doesn’t have the screentime of the others, everytime he is on screen he adds a lot to the movie.

The visuals of “The Handmaiden” are beautiful, some of the shots of this movie are perfect. And the soundtrack fits very well the environment of “The Handmaiden”.

Although “The Handmaiden” is almost two hours and a half, it felt like only one hour. Especially bacause of the story that is so fresh and well crafted. There are also a lot of delicious twists and turns that never felt out of place, mainly because of the way these characters evolved throughout the movie and are presented to the audience. Nothing feels forced.

“The Handmaiden” might be my favourite movie of 2016.

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