Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
2002
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Nov 27, 2013 · This American version of Park Chan-Wook's Korean thriller is Spike Lee's most exciting movie since "Inside Man"—not a masterpiece by any stretch, but a lively commercial genre picture with a hypnotic, obsessive quality, and an utter indifference to being liked, much less approved of.
Mar 25, 2005 · Dae-Su is an obnoxious drunk bailed from the police station yet again by a friend. However, he's abducted from the street and wakes up in a cell, where he remains for the next 15 years, drugged...
- Action, Mystery & Thriller
Aug 16, 2023 · The masterpiece that propelled South Korean cinema onto a world stage and solidified Park’s status as one of its most ferociously original auteurs, “Oldboy” won the Grand Prix at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, with jury president Quentin Tarantino personally advocating on the film’s behalf.
Mar 24, 2005 · Korea's 'Oldboy' digs deeper than average mystery/thriller. Design for living: An unconventional sort of ménage à trois in "Oldboy." A man gets violently drunk and is chained to the wall in a police station. His friend comes and bails him out.
Nov 27, 2013 · Dec 10, 2013 Full Review Jonathan Robbins Film Comment Magazine Viewers new to Oldboy will appreciate Lee's affecting and entertaining tale of a man unjustly imprisoned. Fans of Park's film-and...
- Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Nov 27, 2013 · Oldboy: Directed by Spike Lee. With Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Sharlto Copley, Samuel L. Jackson. Obsessed with vengeance, a man sets out to find out why he was kidnapped and locked into solitary confinement for twenty years without reason.
Oldboy is so much more than an action film; it takes the viewer on a journey through a life destroyed, rebuilt and abolished once more. It teaches us lessons about consequences from our actions...
Nov 26, 2013 · Film Review: ‘Oldboy’. Josh Brolin stars in Spike Lee's disappointingly straight remake of Park Chan-wook's 2003 cult thriller. Revenge, like octopus, is a dish best served cold, but Spike...
Oldboy Review. One night, Dae-su (Choi) is locked up in a mysterious prison - with no idea why. After 15 torturous years, he's suddenly released and given a mobile phone, a designer...
Aug 21, 2023 · A Still-Shocking Masterpiece Worth Catching in Theaters. Twenty years on, Park Chan-wook’s Oldboy has lost none of its ability to jar viewers. By David Sims. Tartan Releasing / Everett. August...
