Stoker - Kind of like a car crash - I couldn't look away

`Stoker' is a story about... actually, I'm not entirely sure. Having sat through the whole film, I find it quite hard to describe. A mother and a daughter (who act like they're living in the eighteenth century - I had to wait until I saw a cell phone and convertible sports car to realise it was in the present day) invite their long lost uncle to stay. He acts weird. But then both the mother and the daughter also act weird (kind of like they are, or should be, on medication), so it's a little hard to have a baseline for `normal.'

Anyway, without spoiling it too much, bodies start piling up.

I didn't like this film. Despite the many positive reviews I found it boring and the dialogue long, rambling and, in many cases, pointless. I decided I didn't like it very early in the film, so, why didn't I turn it off? I just couldn't help but watch it through until the end. Even when it was finished, I wasn't entirely satisfied. There are a few questions that are open to debate (you'll have to check out the internet message boards if you want to delve into what people believe is really happening). However, for whatever reason, I couldn't put this film out of my mind.

I reckon I'll even watch it again one day, just to see what it's like a second time round.

Ultimately, Stoker is weird, creepy and disturbing, not to mention subtly odd, but then I think that's the idea, so I guess it succeeded. If you're thinking of watching it, you'll be in for an odd ride. Just make sure you're in the mood for something like that when you do and you'll probably enjoy it (or, like me, if you didn't technically enjoy it, then you'll still find it weirdly addictive).

7/10 if I woke up on Groundhog Day and had to watch this again, I could live with that