Sympathy For Mr Vengeance

Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance. Cert 18, Tartan Cinema 2003. 5037899022979 South Korean thriller drama from the maker of Old boy. Bonus: behind the scenes, commentary and trailer. I'm selling this along with other listed items on this page. Stars Kang-Ho Song, Shin H, Bae D, Han B, Kim S, Lim J, Lee D. First in the vengeance trilogy. The film opens with a letter being readout in a radio studio. The protagonist is a deaf mute man. Explaining that his sister went into full time work to put him through art college. She later became I'll and is in need of a kidney transplant. The guy must raise enough cash for the operation. He'll do what ever it takes. Some actors have been other films within the trilogy. Seeing a scene on the factory floor. I'm unsure of what they're making. The other two films were fantastic. The neighbours in the room above are having sex. The sister is in agony and four lads are having a group wank. It's all a bit weird. This film looks at the black market where organs are sold. So he is told that, for ten million won. He has to give up a kidney and they'll find one for his sister. They're a blood type B. He has a girlfriend that he sees now and then. They hatch a plan to kidnap a millionaire's daughter and use the ransom money to pay for the operation. Some humour along the way. A good cast of actors. An interesting story. I shall see the directors' other work. Sign language is used. Subtitles translate what our guy says. The actors get into the slapping and kicking. There is a kidnapping in all three films. A good kidnapping and a bad kidnapping. An engineer named Peng went to drastic measures. There are the reviews and discussions to see. Worth a shot.

An excellent film .All the main protagonists are flawed. They are each seeking vengeance for a wrong committed against them, however all of them have caused pain and hurt for reasons they felt were justified. The director challenges us to feel sympathy for them while they commit acts of violence. There is some gore and one sex scene. The narrative moves briskly and all the actors are very good.

Good but not great, like Oldboy. I would like to see it with working subtitles, as Amazon Prime subtitles became more unsynchronised the further along the film they went. Not the film's fault though, so I didn't mark it down for that.

Not at all dull. Never quite certain about who or what is good and bad. I very rarely consider watching a film for a second time but this one I would. Outstanding story. Director likes an obviously arty style. That might not be always to your taste.

Great movie

great dvd, love park chan wook's work. it's just a shame the subtitles doesn't seem to cover writing, so when they show signs or letters in this film there is no translation for those who do not read korean.

The above comment and five star rating are for all three of the beautifully made 'Vengeance' films, i.e. this one, 'Old Boy' and 'Lady Vengeance'. On a negative note: other popular Korean films I've seen since watching the 'Vengeance' films have paled in comparison, perhaps because my expectations had been raised way to high.

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