Yoo Ha's A Dirty CarnivalSTORY80%ACTING75%DIRECTION80%VISUALS75%POSITIVESGreat presentation of the actual circumstances of the criminal worldGreat directionImpressive actingNegativesA little bit hyperbolic at times2016-05-1378%Overall ScoreReader Rating: (3 Votes)77%
Byung-doo is a low-level gangster who tries to take care of his few subordinates and his sick mother and smaller siblings. His financial situation is awful, with his family being on the threshold of eviction and his direct superior, named Sang-cheol, not caring for his problems. Having no other choice, he bypasses him and goes directly to the boss of the gang named Hwang, an act that leaves him with a mission to get rid of the district attorney Park, who is on the hunt for his boss. As his fate seems to change for the better, an old friend named Min-ho resurfaces, who has become a director and in his wish to shoot a gangster film, he wants information from actual professionals.
Byung-doo is a low-level gangster who tries to take care of his few subordinates and his sick mother and smaller siblings. His financial situation is awful, with his family being on the threshold of eviction and his direct superior, named Sang-cheol, not caring for his problems. Having no other choice, he bypasses him and goes directly to the boss of the gang named Hwang, an act that leaves him with a mission to get rid of the district attorney Park, who is on the hunt for his boss. As his fate seems to change for the better, an old friend named Min-ho resurfaces, who has become a director and in his wish to shoot a gangster film, he wants information from actual professionals.
- 5/13/2016
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
I Saw The Devil
Stars: Byung-hun Lee, Min-Sik Choi, Gook-hwan Jeon, Ho-jin Jeon | Written by Park Hoon-jung | Directed by Kim Ji-woon
I Saw the Devil is, on paper, a simple tale of a Korean secret service agent tracking down the serial killer who murdered his fiancee, however the film it is anything but.
A masterpiece of storytelling and cinematography, I Saw The Devil teams the acting talents of Oldboy’s Min-Sik Choi with the directing talents of Kim Ji-woon, fresh off the success of The Good, the Bad, the Weird - on which he worked with the films “hero” Byung-hun Lee. I say hero, but like many revenge movies, the line between hero and villain becomes oh-so-blurred by the films conclusion, leaving viewers to ponder just who really is the “devil” of the title.
A film that deserves to be watched rather than read about, I Saw The Devil is...
Stars: Byung-hun Lee, Min-Sik Choi, Gook-hwan Jeon, Ho-jin Jeon | Written by Park Hoon-jung | Directed by Kim Ji-woon
I Saw the Devil is, on paper, a simple tale of a Korean secret service agent tracking down the serial killer who murdered his fiancee, however the film it is anything but.
A masterpiece of storytelling and cinematography, I Saw The Devil teams the acting talents of Oldboy’s Min-Sik Choi with the directing talents of Kim Ji-woon, fresh off the success of The Good, the Bad, the Weird - on which he worked with the films “hero” Byung-hun Lee. I say hero, but like many revenge movies, the line between hero and villain becomes oh-so-blurred by the films conclusion, leaving viewers to ponder just who really is the “devil” of the title.
A film that deserves to be watched rather than read about, I Saw The Devil is...
- 5/7/2011
- by Phil
- Nerdly
I Saw The Devil
Stars: Byung-hun Lee, Min-Sik Choi, Gook-hwan Jeon, Ho-jin Jeon | Written by Park Hoon-jung | Directed by Kim Ji-woon
I Saw the Devil is, on paper, a simple tale of a Korean secret service agent tracking down the serial killer who murdered his fiancee, however the film it is anything but.
A masterpiece of storytelling and cinematography, I Saw The Devil teams the acting talents of Oldboy’s Min-Sik Choi with the directing talents of Kim Ji-woon, fresh off the success of The Good, the Bad, the Weird - on which he worked with the films “hero” Byung-hun Lee. I say hero, but like many revenge movies, the line between hero and villain becomes oh-so-blurred by the films conclusion, leaving viewers to ponder just who really is the “devil” of the title.
A film that deserves to be watched rather than read about, I Saw The Devil is...
Stars: Byung-hun Lee, Min-Sik Choi, Gook-hwan Jeon, Ho-jin Jeon | Written by Park Hoon-jung | Directed by Kim Ji-woon
I Saw the Devil is, on paper, a simple tale of a Korean secret service agent tracking down the serial killer who murdered his fiancee, however the film it is anything but.
A masterpiece of storytelling and cinematography, I Saw The Devil teams the acting talents of Oldboy’s Min-Sik Choi with the directing talents of Kim Ji-woon, fresh off the success of The Good, the Bad, the Weird - on which he worked with the films “hero” Byung-hun Lee. I say hero, but like many revenge movies, the line between hero and villain becomes oh-so-blurred by the films conclusion, leaving viewers to ponder just who really is the “devil” of the title.
A film that deserves to be watched rather than read about, I Saw The Devil is...
- 3/5/2011
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Title: I Saw the Devil Director: Ji-woon Kim Starring: Byung-hun Lee, Gook-hwan Jeon and Ho-jin Jeon Click Here for the latest clips and trailers from “I Saw the Devil”. With some horror movies, directors aim to feature complex characters and developed stories amidst the gore the genre’s fans have come to expect. Other directors strive to only focus on violence, and don’t care as much about including an important moral or lesson. Kim Jee-Woon, who helmed Magnet’s new horror-thriller movie ‘I Saw The Devil,’ aimed to do the former; he wanted to make a revenge story that would leave his audiences questioning why some people are consumed by the need to brutalize those who [...]...
- 2/13/2011
- by karen
- ShockYa
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