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Oldboy

Oldboy (Old Boy)

2013

Spike Lee

Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Sharlto Copley, Samuel L. Jackson ...

5.3

8,867

Thriller. Drama OLDBOY tells the story of a man who is kidnapped and imprisoned on his daughter’s birthday. For fifteen years, he is held captive, and, upon his release, must begin his journey to find the reason for his imprisonment. He soon finds out that his kidnapper has plans for him more tortuous than his solitary confinement.

	Author	Review
United States	Justin Chang Variety	"Lee and Protosevich have made a picture that (...) feels content to shadow its predecessor’s every move while falling short of its unhinged, balls-out delirium."	NEU
United States	Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune	"The revenge in 'Oldboy' is neither sweet nor sour; it's just drab. (...) Rating: ★½ (out of four)"	NEG
United States	Eric Kohn IndieWire	"'Oldboy' is all over the place, sometimes playing like a subdued melodrama and elsewhere erupting into flamboyance and gore."	POS
United States	John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter	"Spike Lee offers less ambiguity than Park Chan-wook's version of the famous manga, but doesn't skimp on viciousness and gore."	POS
United States	Joe Neumaier New York Daily News	"Spike Lee [delivers] one of the strangest, most off-putting movies. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of five)"	NEU
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"If you have[n't] seen the earlier version (...) you may find yourself (...) wondering how a movie that works so hard to generate intensity and surprise can feel so routine and bereft of genuine imagination."	NEG
United States	Claudia Puig USA Today	"Graphically gruesome when it means to be a provocative look at vengeance. (...) Rating: ★★ (out of four)"	NEU
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"What's onscreen feels squeezed, truncated and curiously embalmed. It's got no kick to it. (...) Rating: ★½ (out of four)"	NEG

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