Oldboy is the second, and easily the most famous, of Park chan-Wook's vengeance trilogy. Oh-Daesu is drunk and missing his daughter's birthday when suddenly, with no explanation offered, he is kidnapped, and taken to a small hotel-style room. Suicide is impossible, human contact is fully withdrawn, and his only source of information is a small TV, where he learns he has been framed for the murder of his wife. One day, after fifteen years, he is released, again without reason, and told that he has 5 days to seek out his captor and exact a worthy vengeance. Stylishly shot, artistically directed, and brutally executed, Oldboy has all the elements of a brilliant thriller, and then more.
RATING: 9/10 - Must-see Korean vengeance thriller
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