Just no

Rating: 1/10 (5 December 2008)

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Review:
Oldboy is not for everyone. It's pervasive violence, its live octopus eating and it's unimaginary story.
The film focuses around a man who's been kidnapped and is imprisoned for 15 years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must find his captor in 5 days. Now the story though may seem gripping to start with but once watching this bloated and un-original blood fest it develops into a mash of bitter blood and a forceful film.
It's directing is on par of average and by no means the standards of what a South Korean thriller should be. Oldboys acting scenes are paralleled with dull humour and a poorly writtern script.
Oldboy is occasionlly presented with thin straw performances that one could only feel shameful about.
Verdict:
Not for everyone but it's scope and vision isn't clear enough to see further than the grey abyss of fog.
*Tragic