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The Good, the Bad, the Weird

Joheunnom nabbeunnom isanghannom (The Good, the Bad, the Weird)

2008

Kim Jee-woon

Lee Byung-hun, Song Kang-ho, Jung Woo-sung, Yoon Je-Moon ...

6.4

4,367

Western. Action. Adventure Inspired by Segio Leone's 1966 spaghetti-Western "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly", Kim's film, set in 1930s Japanese occupied Manchuria, tells the story of three Joseon mounted bandits who get their hands on a treasure map, only to be pursued by the army of national independence, who believe that the outlaws have a map for a new railway to be built by the Japanese army.

	Author	Review
United States	Derek Elley Variety	"Emotionally and physically, pic is a much more intense, visceral, full-contact experience than Leone’s"	POS
United States	Mike Hale The New York Times	"An overstuffed, confusing narrative that’s made even harder to follow by Mr. Kim’s clumsy staging of the big action set pieces."	NEG
United Kingdom	Philip French The Guardian	"It's a picture of ferocious energy and excess (...) Over-extended, but extremely enjoyable."	POS
United Kingdom	Dan Jolin Empire	"A tangled narrative and damp-squib ending detract from an otherwise joyous Spaghetti Eastern (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Maggie Lee The Hollywood Reporter	"The meticulous recreation of this period backdrop is one of the film's most fascinating elements"	POS
United States	Noel Murray AV Club	"'The Good, The Bad, The Weird's real strength is in the way it establishes what it’s going to be about right from the start."	POS
United States	Ty Burr Boston Globe	"It’s a lot of fun before it wears you out, and it wears you out sooner than it should (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU

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