One of the best Asian films of all time

Rating: 8/10 (28 November 2015)

Oldboy, Chan-wook Park's best movie to date, won the Grand Prize of the Jury in Cannes Film Festival (and it was also nominated for Palme d' Or), as well as the best film and best Screenplay awards in Fantasporto (the most serious fantasy festival). As probably everyone knows Chan-wook Park's obsession is the theme of revenge. Old boy is the second movie of his revenge trilogy (Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance - 2002, Oldboy and Sympathy for Lady Vengeance - 2005). Oldboy is by far the best movie of the trilogy and one of the best Asian films of all time. Drama, mystery and thriller are thrown in the film in equal portions, which is humorously violent and brutally funny. If you have no idea about the excellent South Korean (or Japanese) modern cinema this is a good movie to start exploring them.
Grade: A