Review of Oldboy (2003) by Michael T — 06 Mar 2012

Considerably insane, ultra-violent, thrillingly inventive Korean cinema...

This review of Oldboy (2003) was written by Michael T on 06 Mar 2012.

Oldboy has generally received very positive reviews.

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