Oh Dae-su Is kidnapped and held without reason for 15 years, he must now find out why...

Rating: 9/10 (11 January 2006)

Relatively new to Asian cinema I was rather unprepared for this film. More used to the toned down Western cinema I surprised as to both the visual aspects and plot itself. It is not often that an Asian action film would contain such a diverse and original plot. The first half of the viewpoint made for some uncomfortable watching in the sense that it was not something I had really seen before. The concept had I disturbing originality... the plot revealed itself in a way which kept you guessing right until the end... the final revelations something that I did not expect. I felt that to judge the film on the dialogue would be meaningless as the subtitles makes it difficult to really appreciate. On the whole I felt the film was original and entertaining and well deserving of the 8.6 stars it has achieved...