Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance ( Boksuneun naui geot ) Quick Movie Reviews

Quick Movie Reviews

Rating of
3/4

mitchellyoung - wrote on 01/27/2012

As a beginning of Chan-wook Park's revenge trilogy, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance is brutal and emotionally-scarring. The film is, visually, a masterwork (especially with the way Park plays with negative space and wide shots to reduce emotionality), and, plotwise, packs quite a punch, as well.

Rating of
3.5/4

Chris Kavan - wrote on 02/19/2007

If revenge is a dish best served cold, Chan-wook Park serves his in Siberia. The first in the "vengeance" trilogy comes at you fast and furious. You won't know who to hate and who to sympathize with in this film. In the end that's the point

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