Review of Oldboy (2013) by Wave C — 18 Jan 2014

A delicious revenge film with a bloody shocking and disturbing payback that's worth sitting through an uneven script [B].

This review of Oldboy (2013) was written by Wave C on 18 Jan 2014.

Oldboy has generally received mixed reviews.

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