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- Bong Joon-Ho’s ‘Barking Dogs Never Bite’ is acclaimed as a acerbic satire on Korean society, but in truth it rarely lives up to its few genuine moments of promise. It’s targets are hazy, perhaps over reliant on specific cultural targets that fail to travel beyond Korea.
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List. 88% Tomatometer 16 Reviews. 76% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings. Frustrated with loud barking, an academic (Lee Sung-jae) wages war against dogs in his apartment building.
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- Lee Sung-Jae, Bae Doo-Na, Byun Hee-Bong
- Bong Joon Ho
- Comedy
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An idiosyncratic worldview and an eccentric sense of humor enliven Korean newcomer Bong Joon-ho's Barking Dogs Never Bite, a black comedy with a smattering of social commentary. Full Review...
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Feb 19, 2000 · Barking Dogs Never Bite: Directed by Bong Joon Ho. With Lee Sung-jae, Bae Doona, Kim Ho-jung, Byun Hee-Bong. An idle part-time college lecturer is annoyed by the yapping sound of a nearby dog. He decides to take drastic action.
- (10K)
- Comedy
- Bong Joon Ho
- 2000-02-19
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 88% of 16 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.0/10. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 66 out of 100 based on 8 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Sep 18, 2020 · “Dogs eat better than I do,” complains the building’s old janitor (Byun Hee-bong), who himself eats other people’s dogs. “Nobody in this country follows the rules,” complains Yoon-ju,, who will himself use a bribe to gain an academic post.
May 27, 2001 · Barking Dogs Never Bite is uneven, unnecessarily provocative, and exhausts its central premise long before the closing credits, but it’s invigorating to watch regardless. After all, Bong is just doing what New Wave artists do: experimenting, breaking rules, showing off.
