The Handmaiden ★★☆☆☆

It may be that I was just in a bad mood watching this but I could not find much enjoyment in it and it just went on and on. Perhaps the theatrical cut rather than the extended cut might have tried my patience less, but just two and a half hours of it rather than nearly three would still have felt far too much. Going back over everything after the twists felt like it just dragged on far more than was needed for showing new angles on what was happening.

The sexual aspects of mostly felt very sleazy, especially when going over the horrific grooming aspect of it, and not in a way that felt like it was trying to be deliberately offputting. Though I think it has really helped to confirm to myself that I am pretty asexual these days.