Oldboy

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D G @RT43174127 May 9 I've seen the original but after so many years this was worth the watch and apart from others bad reviews this movie was not bad at all .. mystery action and gross with weirdness that only Western culture could muster unlike it's counterpart .. See more jordan m @RT33862223 Nov 27 went into this movie without watching the one from 2003. all i have to say is i can see why this failed at the box office. rushed character development, rushed pacing, a typical revenge storyline, and bad acting See more Ronnie M @spuncake Oct 19 The movie was just fair See more Hughe J @Hughe Sep 28 Oldboy was released in theatres in 2013 and is a remake of the film of the same name released in Korea in 2003. It stars Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Sharlto Copley, and Michael Imperioli with Spike Lee directing. The movie centers on Brolin's character who gets drunk one night and wakes up in a unknown hotel room. He stays locked in this room for twenty years; that's the movie. Eventually he gets released and obviously wants revenge so starts randomly killing uninvolved people. I won't spoil the plot or the horrific ending but Brolin is fine here in this paint by the numbers revenge movie. I never saw the original so can't compare the two but the actors are fine, the action is fine, but it's all been done before in better films. Except the ending which was certainly different, and offensive. Oldboy is just not a good movie and I certainly can't recommend it. See more Dani G @RT81139271 Aug 9 There's some masterpieces that shouldn't be allowed to mess with. With this one they tried to twist it a little to fool us, but it was very evident. And also, a Hollywood ending? C'mon! Also, some very bad acting See more Gonzalo T @RT47872935 Jul 18 A stacked cast can’t save this lazy, soulless remake. Stripping away the original's internal monologue guts the emotional core, leaving Josh Brolin stranded with nothing to work with. Action scenes lack intensity, the twist lands flat, and Olsen’s nude scene feels like the film’s only marketing hook. A misguided adaptation that misses everything that made the original a masterpiece. See more Read all reviews

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