Review of Pieta (2012) by Red A — 15 Mar 2013

The most cold blooded, anti hero since Sword of Doom.

This review of Pieta (2012) was written by Red A on 15 Mar 2013.

Pieta has generally received positive reviews.

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By Peter Howell (1,731) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 29 May 2013

A mother's love for her child takes on brutal new meaning in Pieta, a film by Kim Ki-duk that's as hard to watch as it is to forget…

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

Kim intends a parable about capitalism run amok, which is about as subtle as a wrecking ball aimed at the World Bank…

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Kim Ki-duk's revenge film, going for the likes of Old Boy. Plot is thin with just a single twist…

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By Nishlank J (121) on 15 Aug 2013

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By Waffler T (8) on 19 Aug 2013

Will have to watch this one again, before I can give an accurate review, but all I can think after seeing this is, What the fuck…

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By C0Up (91) on 09 Jun 2013

Pieta'. A delightfully twisted revenge tale and economic parable! A mother always lends a helping hand to her son…

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By Daniel P (2,457) on 22 Oct 2013

Fascinating, blackly funny and often disturbing film from Kim Ki-Duk, with larger political and social themes at play in the background, and…

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By Marc Mohan (821) for Oregonian (1,550) on 29 May 2013

By the time the last dark plot twist rolls around, any dollop of emotional connection has been diluted in a sea of empty unpleasantness…

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By Mark Kermode (1,002) for Observer (UK) (2,398) on 08 Sep 2013

Oedipal metaphysics give way to something altogether more mundane, but Jo and Lee are committed leads, the former carrying the burden of the…

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Pieta, at first watch, is both malicious and discomforting both in plot and in aesthetics…

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