Chan-wook Park's Stoker is audaciously, in-your-face creepy and exhilarating in a way few films have been since David Lynch's Blue Velvet. Because it's not just the creepiness -- but the way Park gets you involved in his world so that you can't look away.
If there's a problem with Thirst, it's that Park tries to do too many things. Though not completely successful, it's still a bold, wildly juicy film that goes for the throat and never relents.
I surprised by the jury's decision, as the film has too limited a subtext to justify all the gore, especially after the first hour, when things get really bloody.