Review of Oldboy (2003) by Aj_13 — 17 Mar 2021

A Park Chan-Wook masterpiece! Performances, plot twists and soundtrack are incredible. Also camera work and editing are insane.

This review of Oldboy (2003) was written by Aj_13 on 17 Mar 2021.

Oldboy has generally received very positive reviews.

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