Review of I Saw the Devil (2010) by Alex W — 12 Apr 2012

4/5.

I would say that over the past year, I really have goten into foreign horror films. I still enjoy American horror films but with so many bad ones coming out,I thought I would take a look at a foreign film. I Saw the Devil is a South Korean film. It is very raw and original with some very good gore. It is no doubt one of my favorite horror films of the past year.

The film is about a serial killer who kills a woman in her car. The woman's husband is shocked and will stop at nothing to find the killer.

What I enjoyed most about this movie are the characters and the acting. The killer in this film is creepy and very well put together and it is a character that you don't see much from Hollywood. The killer is creepy in how he acts but also in his dialogue. Another great character is the woman's husband. He takes his revenge in a easy going way but at the same time he's ready to kill at anytime.

What makes some foreign horror films so good is the gore and the kill scenes. The kill scones are some of the best I've seen in a while and really hardcore. You could tell that the director had no intentions of making a PG-13 movie. The kill scenes are very hardcore with heads falling about and I see that this film was restricted in South Korea until certain cuts were made to take out some graphic parts.

The ending is also something you would not see in an American film. It really makes you think about the world and what you could have done right and wrong and the ending is one that will always remember.

The film does have some problems. One problem is that there are several stupid and silly moments. The media in this film does not seem realistic. There will be some great scenes and then all of a sudden, you will see a silly scene. It also not very realistic how the serial killer is found so quickly.

All in all, I Saw the Devil is quite good and make you think and I think it is better than most American-made horror films.