Thirst

Rating: 6.8/10
Genre: Thriller

Overall value for money and time: 6.5/10

A devoted Priest volunteers himself for an experiment to develop a vaccine for a flesh-eating virus, the Emmanuel virus. He was the only survivor of the experiment and was worshipped as a Messiah. However, circumstances turned for a twist after his return when he started craving for human blood, and falls prey to one of the greatest sins of humans - lust.

I wouldn't categorise this movie as horror since it didn't pack much, if not any horror scenes in it. What it did have was gore, humor and erotism. It started off slow, unravelling the Father's altruistic character, but gradually succumbing to inner desires. He had an affair with his friend's wife and together plotted to kill her husband.

If that doesn't make you queasy enough, just wait till you get to know the wife. Like the director Chan-wook Park's previous hit movie Oldboy, I would have to admit this movie is weird and highly disturbing, but the ending did save it. Oldboy's plot was still much better but this movie will nevertheless leave you pondering about it after the credits roll. It was a tragic love story, and until the very end, it was still dubious whether the wife really did love the protagonist.

It nearly reached a standstill when the adulterous couple started trapping their "preys" and at that point I wondered how it was all going to end. Though it wasn't a novel ending, it did create a closure for the movie. One thing's for sure, you wouldn't thirst for more after this movie...