This is the first installment of Park chan-Wook's Vengeance trilogy, followed by the equally brilliant Oldboy and Lady Vengeance. Ryu, a deaf mute, and his anarchic girlfriend Cha Young-mi, concoct a scheme to help save Ryu's sister, who is in desperate need of a kidney transplant. However, when tragedy strikes, the road ahead brings pain, anguish, and most of all, vengeance. This is very violent; and whilst some would criticize Asian cinema for it's occasional excessive violence, Park utilizes every trick at his disposal to keep the violence entirely necessary to the plot, but equally brutal at the same time. The incredible characterization in addition to the social realist feel of the film means that the film strikes on many emotional levels, a truly great cinematic experience for fans of foreign cinema.
RATING: 9/10 - Arguably the best of the trilogy, an outstanding film
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