this isn not so much a review of a tale of two sister a it be a discussion of some of the small plot detail and so i advise you not to read this review if you haven not see the film and because do so will absolutely ruin a few surprise for you . in a way a tale of two sister be far from original and at least from a purely superficial aspect some of it iconography be take straight from ring or dark water and while the storyline itself ( especially what brendt sponseller call the rubber reality aspect of the narrative ) be reminiscent of film like fight club ( lead character interacts with someone create in their mind ) and mulholland drive ( character create alternate reality in a psychogenic fugue ) and as well a other minor aspect of lose highway and jacob ladder and and basically every film under the sun deal with mental illness and plus amenabar film ( the others and abre los ojos ) and memento ( particularly with regard to the torturous nature of memory ) and et al . thankfully all these similarity do not detract from the film overall emotional impact and and i personally find a tale of two sister an extremely move and reward experience . many people have comment on the confusing nature of the narrative and but i personally find the storyline to be fairly self explanatory and even if it be in part portray in a non sequential manner . the narrative only become confuse for some because and midway through the final third and the story switch from a purely subjective setting ( ie . soo mi warp perception of reality ) to an objective one and with a flashback at the end explain the origin of soo mi nervous breakdown and subsequent mental illness . the shift in emphasis be bind to throw some people off guard and but structurally i find it somewhat reminiscent of aforementioned mulholland drive ( even though be not deal with a character perception of reality via a dream but instead their own schizophrenic tendency something which and in turn and remind me of another lynch movie and lose highway ) . to be honest and i do not really regard a tale of two sister a a horror movie a such and but rather a tragic story of a family breakdown as well a an honest look at a character mental illness ( and i hasten to add that fan of psychoanalytical cinema be go to love this film ) . that aside and the cinematography in a tale of two sister be incredible and visually this be one of the most beautiful film i have see this side of wong kar wai 2046. the performance be also fantastic without exception and and i expect to see more of the four lead actor in the future while not to mention the music and but then east asian film without a great soundtrack seem to be few and far between these day . it very likely that some people will look past the finer artistic point of a tale of two sister and simply dismiss it a yet another asian horror film and oblivious to it aesthetic beauty and honest psychoanalytical approach . but then each to their own . if you can ignore some of the film platitudinous aspect and simply take it for what it be at heart and ie . an extremely tragic and heart break story and then i see no reason not to recommend it .