4 stars
this is a Chinese Language ( yes i know there is no such thing as Chinese Language, but you know what i mean ) NC-17 movie that has long, explicit sex scenes …
there are movies that are meant to be erotic that don’t get me excited while “Lust, Caution” made me fully hard and it isn’t even an erotic movie. the sex scenes ( both ones with good sex and ones with bad sex ) are actually used to tell the story.
yes, this cutie:
gets fucked like a dog, fully nude, explicit sex - several times.
the plot is slightly improbable but it doesn’t really take away from the movie and the ending is strong.
also the movie is set in Japanese-Occupied China during WW2 which is a fairly interesting setting IMO
the two movies “Lust, Caution” reminds me of the most are: The Dreamers ( 2003 ) ( NC-17 )
and Anna Karenina ( 2012 ) ( R )
one mistake i made is i started watching “Lust, Caution” when it was already my bed time and this is a long movie, and it is not an action movie either … i would have definitely enjoyed it more if i wasn’t falling asleep when i started watching it … so factor in 2 hr 37 min run time when deciding when to watch it.
the other issue is there is A LOT of dialogue - so make sure your subtitles are set up in a way that is easy to read.
i use Pot Player to customize subtitles for optimum readability:
it is very powerful for that. unfortunately Pot Player doesn’t support HDR, but typically foreign movies won’t be in HDR anyway … i use VLC for HDR.
anyway, i had no idea Chinese can make good movies, but here we are.
yes, i recommend “Lust, Caution”