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‘Sleep’ Review: Husbands Go Bump in the Night in Absorbing Korean Ghost Tale
Jason Yu’s accomplished debut finds a likable Seoul couple beset by the supernatural forces and includes a fine lead turn by the late Lee Sun-kyun.
Now arriving in North America from Magnet roughly one year after its release in South Korea, writer-director Jason Yu ’s “ Sleep ” is in many respects “Exhuma’s” opposite number — a modestly-scaled domestic tale versus the outdoorsy, FX-laden, forty-minutes-longer sprawl of Jang Jae-hyun’s international hit. It’s also distinguished by a fine performance from male lead Lee Sun-kyun, in his penultimate role — the popular actor (best known offshore as the wealthy family patriarch in “Parasite”) committed suicide amidst tabloid-fueled allegations of drug abuse late last year. Jung has attracted much of the film’s awards interest in the showier role, one she lends a humorous bent in its over-emotional display (Soo-jin cries at the drop of a hat) that gradually turns into real, edgy desperation.
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