Review by lucamannea

"The Scarlet Letter" hits you hard, and it's all you need to know. Excellent acting and perfect fit into the genre conventions (erotic thriller/drama) carry this movie, and everything else goes on as smoothly as possible.

Nudity ain't there to turn you on and without a reason (which is quite rare, in today's films), but actually fits perfectly into the story beats.

The best part of the movie is of course Lee Eun-ju: what a brilliant actress she was! Her acting in this film is for sure one of the best performances I have ever seen on the screen.

I honestly don't understand the bad reviews: to get a 10 out of 10 is it mandatory to have extremely complicated plots, to have been produced by the best directors of the world, and to have been nominated for a thousand international awards? And also, since a few people complained about the pace, they should probably specify that it doesn't fit their personal taste, because this movie does everything right and more. If you want to watch an erotic thriller/drama, or simply something incredibly good, this is THE movie.

Kudos to one of the best films and one of the best performances (Lee Eun-ju's) ever.