Review of Oldboy (2013) by Brett H — 07 Dec 2013

The original is better, sub titles and all. Has some of the gritty goodness, but just not as good.

This review of Oldboy (2013) was written by Brett H on 07 Dec 2013.

Oldboy has generally received mixed reviews.

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