Directed by - Park Chan-Wook
Country of Origin - South Korea
Nick's Rating: (8 out of 10)
Park Chan-Wook is by far my favorite South Korean director. His films engulf me to the point where it feels like I'm being tortured with the protagonist, and HOLY CRAP are his protagonists tortured. Chan-Wook's movies tend to be very hard to watch and this film is no different. The third part of a trilogy which also includes the movies "Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance" and "Old Boy", Lady Vengeance is probably the easier to sit through. I can best compare it to Clint Eastwood's movie "Million Dollar Baby" where the viewer has become emotionally drained by the time the ending credits start rolling, but this is a very common trait for Chan-Wook's films. Actress Lee Young Ae does a great job in her role as a woman that has been just released from prison after serving time for being falsely accused of a child's murder. She is, of course, now on a mission to find the real murderer and make him pay in the most painful way possible, thanks to Chan-Wook's twisted imagination. Again, this movie is very graphic but if you like a great story please check it out . . . I have yet found an American revenge movie that even comes close to any of the films in this vengeance trilogy.
-Nick
No comments:
Post a Comment