Review of I Saw the Devil (2010) by Irvin C — 17 Nov 2011

When a sadistic serial killer murders the fiance of a trained secret agent, the latter goes on a violent revenge plot. It's part-horror film, part-revenge action thriller and it works very, very well together.

The film takes you for a largely unpredictable ride and shifts genres and tones with ease and without being jarring. The violence is shocking and cringe-inducing but mostly quite effective and justified.

The actor from "Old Boy" plays the serial killer and quite effective too. I think I like this better than the other film.