stylish piece of cinema

Rating: 9/10 (21 March 2006)

This is a very stylish piece of cinema. From the opening scene to the vast wind swept frozen ending the visuals of the movie are rich and tantalising. The use of different styles of film making, camera angles and story telling is a breath of fresh air. Being locked up for 15 years in cell with the TV as teacher is interesting way to train the mind for vengeance. Once release the search is on for the motherf**ker who did this to you. The question that is playing in your head is why, over and over like a broken record. With this type of tension it doesn't take much to snap. Taking you on a wild ride through martial arts, surrealistic scenes, family trauma and visceral treats. Oldboy delivers a revenge film, that leaves you hold your gut and feel at lost at the end.