Oldboy

Oldboy is a brilliant mix of styles, turning it into a visual extravaganza with a dark twist at the end which will leave a somewhat bitter taste and question your overall thoughts of the film. Still, though, it's a great film, one that is different, strong, and which will no doubt surprise. Director Chan-Wook Park starts his film with elements of comedy, making it seem fresh and crazy. Min-Sik Choi, the actor playing the main character Dae-Su Oh who is out for revenge after spending something like fifteen years in a tiny apartement, is heartbreaking looking at times as if he has lost his mind, which is all due because of his imprisonment. His great expressive face and black bushy hair make him look funny in a way, endeering. The outcome of the film therefore is even more horrifying. Oldboy, which won the Gran Jury Prize at the Cannes Film festival 2004 and in my opinion did so deservedly, is one of those rare films that will have you with your mouth open. It's so unexpectedly good that you're not even sure you have really watched this film which feels to be both insane as magical. Let it run over you as a whirlwind and enjoy its every second.