if you love chan wook park and you know what to expect . his film be brutal and poetic and tragic and and artistic and with splash of very grim humor . thirst be clearly park style and and i love every second of it and from the cinematography ( every shot be gorgeous and creative ) to the story and which blend shakespearean tragedy and murderous love and gothic horror and and layer character drama . the character be complex and there be plenty of moral ambiguity to go around . even the most sociopathic character evokes sympathy . the direction be restrain and the performance be nuanced like sympathy for mr. vengeance and there be too many subtlety to take in on the first viewing . chan wook park be an intelligent and bold and consistently surprising filmmaker . it unpredictable scene go from brutal and heart wrenching to laugh out loud hilarious in an instant . this be close to lady vengeance then sympathy for mr. vengeance as far a be over the top and comical . but and like lady vengeance and it incredibly rich and think provoking and and reward . if you like beautifully tell vampire story ( let the right one in ) or be a fan of chan wook park and see thirst should be obvious . easily one of the best film of 2009 .