I don't get it.

Rating: 6/10 (8 September 2005)

Nothing about this film rang true. I've enjoyed a lot of Asian cinema, but perhaps I have just no understanding of the Korean culture. Little that the characters did during the entire film made much sense. There were some wonderful individual scenes and great camera-work, but that didn't make up for a lot of things in the film that appeared for lack of a better word "lame". An example is when Oldboy holds off a gang of thugs with a hammer. It didn't work as "comic book" action nor as a realistic fight. Another example is the ant thing. Especially the giant ant on the subway. "Hey, this would look arty" Really disagree with those that loved this film. It has its merits. I wasn't fooled by the ending twist. Some disgusting scenes that made little sense. Just overall forgettable. I must admit though, I'm really curious how the American remake will turn out.