Review of Lady Vengeance (2005) by George W — 02 Aug 2008

Deeply emotional study of necessary vengeance. Yeong-ae Lee is perfect. Chan-wook Park is a genius.

This review of Lady Vengeance (2005) was written by George W on 02 Aug 2008.

Lady Vengeance has generally received very positive reviews.

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Revenge of Lady Vengeance just got sweeter, more beautiful and bold in comparison to the Mr. Vengeance…

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3.7/5 Chan-Wook Park should probably know by now that what keeps a movie interesting can go much further than just the setting or the querkiness…

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Beautifully shot and exquisitely crafted, Lady Vengeance takes more narrative detours than its two predecessors, but it sports the best-written…

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By Lisa Schwarzbaum (1,672) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 13 Aug 2014

Old Boy's vivid star Choi Min-sik plays a terrible schoolteacher -- yet another damned soul in Park's inflammatory, inimitable movie inventory…

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By Simon D (1,648) on 29 Aug 2014

Good film, particularly because of the direction, Park uses some nice quirks that ensures you never lose interest…

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