A misunderstood and provocatively violent film

Rating: 9/10 (14 November 2005)

I found this to be a movie on par with many other hugely misunderstood films, i.e Fight Club, and more recently Revolver; at early screenings, these films were (or still are)given a love/hate reaction, until they finally find solid ground on their DVD releases. I believe this is what will become of Oldboy. Followers of the so called zeitgeist have fallen in love with this film, where as many critics have found the film awkward and not clearly understandable. I personally found the film to be a great philosophy into many life issues, such as mortality and revenge. it also contained some fantastic direction, sublime acting from both lead roles and had an interesting and convincing plot (i have heard many people badmouth the films conclusion and have to say i thought it was a provocative and powerful ending, which brought up questions of conscience).