Review of Oldboy (2003) by Luis Y — 04 Dec 2013

Decided I need not see the remake when I can just watch this whenever I want.

This review of Oldboy (2003) was written by Luis Y on 04 Dec 2013.

Oldboy has generally received very positive reviews.

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