Since leaving Korea and moving to the UK, I think I've seen less than a handful of Korean films, based on rare recommendations from friends and what little positive press there was finding its way over here. There seemed to be a dry spell after years of some incredible, often groundbreaking releases from directors such as Park Chan-wook, Lee Chang-dong, Kim Ki-duk, Bong Joon-ho, and Kim Jee-woon among others. Seems 2010 was a return to form for the Korean film industry and this film in particular has been getting a lot of attention internationally. I can't wait to see this:
in the vein of chun wook's vengeance trilogy, this film is impressive in its unflinching portrayal of violence, though i was less than impressed with a plot that left gaping holes wide enough so entire characters fell through without any explanation and seemed only to move along with the incentive of showing more tits and gore. but despite all these setbacks, i still found myself awed by the violence, and our old buy, choi min sik, did not disappoint. this was a film that could have been great with a better writer.
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