My God...

Rating: Null/10 (30 May 2004)

Oldboy is without a doubt the best film I have had the pleasure to have viewed this year, Chan Wook-Park, who remains my favorite director working today has proved himself once again, if not exceeding everything that was expected of this movie.
Based on a very popular Manga, Oldboy was always set to be controversial. Anyone lucky enough to have read the Manga will not have been as shocked/revolted as many of us lucky/unlucky viewers!
Choi Min-Sik proved once again the level of his greatness, out doing all his previous work on such modern day classics as "Happy End" and "Failan"... he is clearly in a league of his own, comparable only to that of Kong Sang-Ho!
The final plot twist is as much unexpected as it devastating, and has left different reactions to each person I have showed it to. My girlfriend just cover her face and whimpered "Oh my God...", while my cousin just sat there in silence with his eyes closed... all the way to my uncle who just let out a nervous chuckle. This movie is really one of a kind that will go down in history as the greatest revenge movie ever constructed, unless Chan Wook-Park can pull out something very really special for Sympathy for Mrs. Vengeance... which I doubt he will be able too, best of luck to him though as I'm sure he will not let us down.