A good movie

Since I'm a huge fan of 'Oldboy', it is rather surprising that it took me so long to see another movie directed by Chan-wook Park. I guess, I never really had the opportunity (I did see the first half of 'Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance' a very long time ago). Anyway, I came across this dvd and I thought it was highly time to finally make up for those lost years. Eventually, I thought it was pretty good but I didn't really blow me away like 'Oldboy'. The point is that the directing was really good, the acting as well but I thought that the plot was pretty messy and confusing. Basically, there was some constant back and forth between past and present and I really had a hard time following what was going on, especially in the first half and who was who. Furthermore, the tone was really different. Whereas 'Oldboy' was a fascinating mind-f*ck, this was more like a black comedy with some pitch-black humor. However, in the last 30 minutes, it became increasingly heartbreaking especially with the children videos. Even there, the funny bits didn't stop coming and the mix was pretty interesting but not really my cup of tea, I guess. To conclude, I don't think it is really a masterpiece like 'Oldboy', it was way too messy, but it is still pretty good and remain a very interesting flick and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

7/10