Great

Rating: Null/10 (29 February 2008)

Oldboy (2003)
*** 1/2 (out of 4)
After being kidnapped and imprisoned for 15 years, a man has five days to learn what it was all about and seek revenge on those behind it. I've only seen director Chan-wook Park's Three...Extremes before this here but I'm certainly going to be seeking more out. As with the other film, the "wow" moment in this one here is worth everything that comes before it and makes your jaw just hit the floor. I'm not sure if others caught onto what was going on but I thought I did. I thought I knew the whole story of why he was kidnapped and why that certain man wanted revenge but when that twists come...nothing prepared me for that. Min-sik Choi was terrific in the film as was the supporting players. I also liked the fact that the director mixed in lots of humor even with all the over the top violence and that shocking twist at the end.