Review of Oldboy (2013) by Randy M — 02 May 2014

Yeah it was good. Did Tarantino have a secret influence to this Spike Lee movie?

This review of Oldboy (2013) was written by Randy M on 02 May 2014.

Oldboy has generally received mixed reviews.

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