this movie be a muddled mish mash of clichés from recent cinema . there be some promising idea in there and but while the director be clearly aim to wind up with a hauntingly ambiguous film and what he end up with be a confusing mess . lead actor daniel wu do a fair job but with no central theme it seem a though he doesn not have much to work with . furthermore and the movie be largely devoid of scare ( although and in fairness and there be some creepy moment amid the drudgery ) . mild spoilerswe have the mysterious death of an estranged twin and diabolical librarian and ghostly love interest and identity confusion and death by savage monkey and oedipal conflict and abusive stepfather and sublimate homosexuality and and crime gang connection . the only real commonality these element share seem to be that they cause the protagonist to express a vague sense of confusion and discontent . perhaps the most disappointing aspect to this film be that despite the brother death by monkey be strongly feature on the dvd cover and the act itself be never directly portray . instead and director julian lee use what appear to be stock footage of monkey not very scary . end spoilersavoid this one . for an excellent psychological and ambiguous horror tale and check out the korean film a tale of two sister ( 2003 ) .