Brutally beautiful and anti-Hollywood... I love it!

Rating: 9/10 (13 October 2013)

I was going into 'Oldboy' with expectations flying in all sorts of directions. I had no idea what this was, although I did have some kind of clue. But I can tell you, as soon as the movie began I knew that I knew absolutely nothing about this film. A film that would turn out to be the greatest revenge thriller ever, crossing the line of what should be put onto film by several miles! Sadistic, nasty, wrong and pure ingenuity!
Not only is the main story and theme behind the movie amazing, but also the script as really well written, and the cinematography is some of the best I've come by in quite some time. All the actors are also doing their absolute best to stay on par with the director, scriptwriter and cinematographer. Especially the lead character is completely stunning... What a performance.
I can't believe I held off for so long, but I'm glad I finally watched this Korean masterpiece!