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Revenge Is a Dish Best Served With the Claw-End of a Hammer

This beautiful Korean revenge flick hits like a hammer, feels like a kiss.
Columbus Alive  |  J. Caleb Mozzocco  |  08-18-2005  |  Reviews

Oldboynew

This South Korean shocker takes unabashed glee in heaping abuses upon Oh Dae-Su, a troublemaking womanizer who is tossed into a one-room detention chamber and held there for 15 years.
Orlando Weekly  |  Steve Schneider  |  07-15-2005  |  Reviews

Oldboy an Operatic Tale of Revengenew

Oldboy is explosive and crazed. But at moments, the film is also remarkably still and dead calm, suggesting the merry-go-round rhythms of a disturbing dream.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Felicia Feaster  |  05-19-2005  |  Reviews

Seoul Survivornew

This 2003 revenger from Korean upstart Chan-wook Park is a multilayered, intensely performed, shockingly violent, and viscerally visual tour de force.
Austin Chronicle  |  Marc Savlov  |  04-30-2005  |  Reviews

Escape Before It's Too Late!new

Oldboy has a fantastic first half before completely falling apart
Tucson Weekly  |  James DiGiovanna  |  04-28-2005  |  Reviews

Lust for Lifenew

An ex-prisoner seeks revenge and love with equal fervor, but freedom has a surprise in store for him. And, yes, squid were harmed during the making of this film.
Seattle Weekly  |  Brian Miller  |  04-20-2005  |  Reviews

Grudge Matchnew

Payback's a bitch in Park Chan-wook's thrilling Oldboy.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Cheryl Eddy  |  04-13-2005  |  Reviews

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