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Oldboy (2003)
 
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Director:
Park Chan-wook |
COUNTRY
South Korea |
GENRE
Mystery/Thriller/Action |
NORWEGIAN TITLE
Oldboy |
RUNNING
TIME
120 minutes |
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Producer:
Im Seung-yong
Kim Dong-joo |
Screenwriter
(based on Old Boy by G.Tsuchiya and N.Minegishi):
Hwang Jo-yoon
Im Joon-hyeong
Park Chan-wook |
Review
It's
not often films stand out and excel on the basis of narrative
structure, but the 2003 South Korean power-house Oldboy is
one such example. This is a film that wriggles along like a species
you probably haven't seen before, and it does so with an unusual
and unnerving combination of grace and brutality. Without
disclosing much of the idiosyncratic plot, let's just say the story
contains most everything you'll ever want to know about humanity's dark sides
– all of which are presented in chilling
waves and with quite a bit of artistic merit by director Park
Chan-wook, whose compositions, transitions, cuts and imagery give
the thematic controversy an attractive filmatic foundation.
Oldboy is a violence fest made valid and interesting by the
remarkable psychological depth it covers.
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