Ab-Normal Beauty is directed by the Pang brothers who also directed the movie "One Take Only." The protagonist is a female art student who becomes a witness to a car accident which is a catalyst to her starting obsession with photographing death up close. She also becomes obsessed due to her somewhat marked past thus leading to some actually very satisfying psychological moments though not too complex at all.
The mood in the movie has a certain charm and the cutting keeps true to the story's progression. The use of flashbacks is also very effective though this is far from a new technique. They are necessary elements though because they add to the overall experience of the story and some actions of the protagonist would be kept in the dark or unanswered without them.
The movie is actually quite good seen in the light of the pscyhological themes that are presented in the movie as well as the emotional scenes in which one witnesses a young woman's vulnerability due to a… more »

Ab-Normal Beauty is directed by the Pang brothers who also directed the movie "One Take Only." The protagonist is a female art student who becomes a witness to a car accident which is a catalyst to her starting obsession with photographing death up close. She also becomes obsessed due to her somewhat marked past thus leading to some actually very satisfying psychological moments though not too complex at all.
The mood in the movie has a certain charm and the cutting keeps true to the story's progression. The use of flashbacks is also very effective though this is far from a new technique. They are necessary elements though because they add to the overall experience of the story and some actions of the protagonist would be kept in the dark or unanswered without them.
The movie is actually quite good seen in the light of the pscyhological themes that are presented in the movie as well as the emotional scenes in which one witnesses a young woman's vulnerability due to a stained past which are acted out pretty well and seems believable. One of the things that pulls the grade down is the somewhat dissatisfying ending which could have been interesting, but is not quite fulfilling according to the movie's overall standard. This movie is somewhere between 3 and 4 stars because it is entertaining, but fails at the end...