Not your typical revenge flick!

Rating: 10/10 (9 May 2005)

From the moment this movie starts till the end it grips you and takes you into world you don't want to be in but are fascinated with. The trailer is a little misleading because it says he has 5 days to find out who did this to him, although a lot and I do mean a lot takes place before this timer ever begins, so it is not much a race against the clock type of movie that I thought it would be. Instead to quote Kill Bill "Revenge is a dish best served cold" and I haven't seen it any colder than in this movie. Makes you look back and say what if that happened to me and that you have to think twice about the things you will say! I'd have to say this movie will cater more to fans of anime since its themes are more like an anime than a Hollywood action movie and that is pricely why I would recommend it. Movies like payback and man on fire are good but Oldboy will make you question after I get my revenge, what next?