Shocking...no I mean shocking...

Rating: 8/10 (25 June 2008)

Not "Tarentino" shocking. Not "we're coming up with new ways to kill people on screen" shocking. "This will bury itself in the morality section of your soul" shocking. I watched a good deal of this film with my jaw dropped, thinking "What?!?! They can't put that in a movie!" Then I remembered it was Asian, not American.
This film touches on taboos I don't think any director (well maybe Roman Polanski) would explore in an English speaking film. It's dramatic (beautiful use of color, setting, lighting), violent (one fight scene looks like the best side-scrolling fighting video games ever), and heartbreaking (no one should go through the things this guy has to deal with!).
All I can say is be prepared to be disturbed and impressed.