Review of Oldboy (2013) by Charlie Schmidlin for The Playlist — 26 Nov 2013
While Lee edges in enough unique elements to argue a second look at the brutal revenge tale, his lean, blackly comic result is transcendent only in fits and starts, stripping away much of its thematic and emotional heft into one of the most frustratingly accomplished disappointments this year.
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This review of Oldboy (2013) was written by Charlie Schmidlin and published by The Playlist on 26 Nov 2013.
Oldboy has generally received mixed reviews.
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