This is good, beautifully shot, with a great musical score . . .But Oldboy and even Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance have it heads above this one in terms of a compelling and fresh story. While Oldboy lives in the realm of classical tragedy, and Sympathy f
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Yeong-ae Lee, Min-sik Choi, Su-hee Go
Preceded by the films "Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance" and "Oldboy," this final installment of director Park Chan-wook's vengeance trilogy finds a woman seeking revenge after she is framed and betrayed by...( read more
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DVD Release Date: September 5, 2006
Stats: 3,264 reviews
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Flixster Reviews (3,264)
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July 30, 2009
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June 9, 2009
Beautiful Geum-ja goes to prison for thirteen years for the kidnapping and murder of a six-year old boy, a crime she didn't commit, and on release commences an intricate and shocking plan of revenge on the true culprit. Arty, morally challenging revenge fantasy/meditation that's...( read more)
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October 29, 2008
Easier storyline to follow than that of "Oldboy". Solid revenge flick with an interesting but overly long ending. Recommended.
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October 14, 2008
Geum-ja Lee: Listen carefully. Everyone make mistakes. But if you committed a sin, you have to make an atonement for that sin. Atonement, do you know what that means? Big Atonement for big sins. Small Atonement for small sins.
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October 8, 2008
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" is a surprisingly poetic finale to Park's excellent Revenge Trilogy. The film fuses the relatively low-key style of "Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance" with the jet-black humor of "Oldboy," while adding welcome moments of poignancy and sentiment. The film is...( read more)
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November 16, 2009
An absolute triumph! (I've always wanted to be able to say that - critics give that phrase out too easily!) Park Chan-wook's final installment in his vengeance trilogy is so exceptionally well crafted, he uses every conceivable device (from plot, to cinematography, to score, to...( read more)
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November 13, 2009
Al numero due sul podio della saga sulla vendetta.
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October 31, 2009
Not for the faint of heart! The final installment of Park's masterful trilogy is the most emotionally charged, but also the most uneven. Park really shines brightest with the score and aesthetic features, not to mention the ability to break the audience's heart with vivid, indeli...( read more)
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Hell can't possibly get any more beautiful, or strange, than the way it's rendered in Lady Vengeance. full review
For anyone else interested in one of the most skillful and startling directors today, Vengeance is worth bracing yourself for. full review
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