Review of Oldboy (2003) by André M — 08 Aug 2013

Starting as a brilliant visual drama and ending as a high quality suspense, one of the most unexpected finales of whole cinema.

This review of Oldboy (2003) was written by André M on 08 Aug 2013.

Oldboy has generally received very positive reviews.

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