Review of Oldboy (2013) by Brendan S — 24 Jan 2015
It tried to pay homage to the first one and I really give it credit for that, but it wasn't good. Nothing about the movie was good except maybe the performances by Jackson. The performances why any of the lead cast members was pathetic.
I mean freaking awful at best. Probably top 20 worst acting performances I've ever seen. Even Jackson wasn't that good, just passable. It changes some things that shouldn't be changed, adds nothing new to the original (which is pretty messed up), etc.
Made me respect the original more, but the original wasn't even that good. The fighting scenes the original one was and again...this one had white boys trying to fight as Asians. Funny. Also this isn't realistic for America, maybe in Japan with yakuza and other things.
..hear the premise just doesn't feel right and you feel that throughout the movie. Overall just skip it and watch the original...if you can get passed the craziness of the original. 1.5.
This review of Oldboy (2013) was written by Brendan S on 24 Jan 2015.
Oldboy has generally received mixed reviews.
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