Im Sang-soo’s The Housemaid is a lush, chilly entertainment that’s a little bit Hitchcock (in its wickedness and coolly composed visuals) and a little bit Sirk (in its numerous over-the-top flourishes, often involving disastrous household accidents). In the end, it’s perhaps not enough of either. But the picture glides by on its stylishness and on the strength of its performances. What it lacks in passion it makes up in bravado, and its showiness alone is seductive.
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REVIEW: The Housemaid Seduces with Shallow But Stylish Pleasures
