Snakes and Earrings (2008) Hebi Ni Piasu

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«Unexpectedly brave performances manage to keep this one interesting in the beginning, but it’s ultimately crushed under the weight of its own plodding, heavy-handed narrative. Two hours would probably be better spent reading the book.»

«there is the problem of "Snakes and Earrings" main character. Whether it was due to the original novel or Ninagawa's handling of the source material we're left with too many "whys" when it comes to Liu. ... Hints to her motivations would have turned "Snakes and Earrings" into one of the strongest films of 2008, but instead it ends up being a gorgeously crafted, but dramatically flawed work.»

«There's always a market for intense, S&M-themed Japanese drama, and this effort from respected theater director Yukio Ninagawa is better mounted than most, but its despairing atmosphere turns sex into a dull grind. Fest programmers looking for sushi-flavored "strange" will line up, and latenight auds and ancillary cultists will follow suit.»

«the movie is being touted as something kinky and transgressive with its focus on body modification and light bondage sex. Sadly this is the worst kind of “dirty” film that unable to titillate with its almost quaint ideas of what constitutes kink and the worst kind of art film that is unable to stimulate given its vacuous characters and inane situations.»