If you love extreme Asian cinema you will love this

Rating: 10/10 (26 March 2005)

Where to start? If you are a lover of extreme Asian cinema like myself then you will love this no question. But where as excellent Asian films such as Ichi the Killer and Battle Royale contained non-stop ultra-violence Oldboy is different.
Oldboy is multi-layered in the sense that it has many different genres and emotional characteristics to convey. Firstly the violence is sparingly used and beautifully done especially in the long corridor scene, instead most time is used on Dae-Su's journey. It follows his search for truth, vengeance and what he ultimately discovers about himself and how shameful his life has been. Secondly it feels like more of a twisted love story as Dae-Su's relationships grow.
This film has carried lots of controversy, if you don't normally like these sorts of films look past the violence and controversy and see Asian cinema at it's best. 10/10 superb.