Stoker

Celebrated Korean director Park Chan-wook made his Hollywood debut with this stylish coming-of-age thriller.  After the sudden death of her father, a young woman and her mother meet her mysterious uncle who's hiding a dark family secret. Chan-wook brings his signature visual flair to an undercooked screenplay which almost saves it due to the heightened visuals that makes for striking looking film. Mia Wasikowska, Matthew Goode and Nicole Kidman star with solid performances. The weakest link is the script by novice actor turned writer Wentworth Miller that echoes Hitchcock's masterpiece "Shadow of a Doubt." 1001 Films' coverage of the Sundance Film Festival.