A thoroughly awesome movie

Rating: 10/10 (28 July 2006)

Stylish, violent, haunting Oldboy is not so much a movie as one of the most harrowing cinematic experiences you can go through, brutal yet cool. As thought provoking as it is vicious this is one of my favorite movies, it takes the notion of revenge and flips it upside down and takes it to new places, your not sure what your watching until it's too late. The mysticism along with the dark side of human nature bind together so as to hypnotize and beguile the audience. The action scenes are brutal and realistic, the kind that can actually happen. The dialouge is well written, the story well paced and the direction is excellent. I eagerly await the American remake, though I recognize the fact that it won't be nearly as good.