Oldboy

My opinion of this film is somewhat of a mixed one... I thought that the film was pretty gritty from start to finish and some parts were grimly funny (similarly to the style of Fightclub) such as the part close to the start where 'oldboy' gets arrested. The plot of the film is in many ways deeply disturbing and in terms of Mr Wook's aims of a film (to focus on fear and pain), he has definitely produced something that taps into these feelings, both for the characters and the audience. Overall I believe it to be a good film, not necessarily one of the most enjoyable to watch, (which sounds kind of contradictory but it's hard to explain) but the construction and style of the film was very appealing, it's just parts such as the teeth smashing and tongue cutting that I found hard to watch, but hey... it's quite a shocking film so you'd expect events like that.