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By Nigel Andrews (1,359) for Financial Times (1,822) on 05 Dec 2013

Lee and his cameraman film from the floor, the ceiling, the drainpipes: anywhere to lend novelty, or fresh perspective, to tired, trashy material…

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By Matthew Turner (2,508) for ViewLondon (2,339) on 05 Dec 2013

A stylishly directed, solidly entertaining thriller with a terrific central performance from Josh Brolin, though it misses the intensity of…

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By Elliott Noble (448) for Sky Cinema (1,726) on 05 Dec 2013

[Lee's] uncompromising attitude proves to be exactly what's needed to westernise a landmark in Asian extreme cinema - without dulling its edge…

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By Tim Robey (1,578) for Daily Telegraph (UK) (2,495) on 05 Dec 2013

Other than sniggering about what an outré stereotype they’ve served up, it’s hard to see how Lee and Copley can justify this performance,…

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By Stefan Pape (613) for HeyUGuys (1,461) on 05 Dec 2013

Lacking in any palpable intensity and suspense, it's a challenge to fully invest in this tale, as a film that is rather cold and emotionally…

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By Jc86 (10) on 05 Dec 2013

I really enjoyed this film…

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By Curtis Woloschuk (51) for Total Film (3,532) on 04 Dec 2013

To its credit, Spike Lee’s remake isn’t a slavish imitation…

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By Emma Simmonds (380) for The List (2,018) on 04 Dec 2013

Gone is the original's frenzied urgency and, with the fundamental set-up remaining the same, if you're familiar with the 2003 film there's…

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By Johnrieber (23) on 03 Dec 2013

As a huge fan of the original film, I did everything I could to judge Spike Lee's version on its own merits…

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By Brujah723 (1) on 03 Dec 2013

Not a terrible movie by all means but if you have seen the original you know what is coming…

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By Joe Morgenstern (2,395) for Wall Street Journal (3,071) on 02 Dec 2013

Why would we want to watch a chronicle of Joe's agonies, and the agonies he gets to inflict on others? Passing it up would be the best revenge…

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By Cwilder06 (4) on 02 Dec 2013

A few others have said this already but be wary of both the critical and user reviews they seem to largely be commenting on this movie in relation…

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By Uncleearl (9) on 01 Dec 2013

I came into the movie with open arms and I tried to embrace it but it just fell flat. Yes, I am comparing it to the original…

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By Diva Velez (291) for TheDivaReview.com (290) on 30 Nov 2013

Dreary, flat, oversimplified, uninspired. Surely the failure of Oldboy will prove many right who decried this remake years ago…

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By Kirk Honeycutt (1,481) for honeycuttshollywood.com (375) on 30 Nov 2013

What is discouraging is how mechanical this new Oldboy is…

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By Michael Dequina (1,684) for TheMovieReport.com (1,582) on 30 Nov 2013

The most unexpected takeaway from Spike Lee's new version is the realization is that mere shock value is only part, actually a small one at…

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By Hypnoticguy (1) on 30 Nov 2013

I have to think that Spike Lee didn't even watch the original version before making his version…

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By A7Xfan (31) on 30 Nov 2013

I'm gonna be up front and honest. I've never seen a Spike Lee film and I've never seen the original…

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By Anders Wright (338) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 29 Nov 2013

Lee's version just isn't as good as its predecessor, and worse, it creates rules of violence that the rest of the film chooses not to follow…

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By Richard Corliss (1,032) for TIME Magazine (1,130) on 29 Nov 2013

Like Martin Scorsese’s The Departed, a bloated Americanizing of the Hong Kong cop movie Infernal Affairs, the Lee Oldboy will startle newbies…

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