I Saw the Devil

It's anchored by two fantastic performances. Seeing these two men go head-to-head psychologically and physically is enthralling.

There's no shortage of Korean revenge-thrillers, but this, along with the recent The Man from Nowhere, proves there is plenty of life left in the genre.

A remorseless catalogue of calculated violence, casual cannibalism and sexual sadism, this inflicts over two hours of suffering on the audience...

There is no denying that Kim Jee-woon is a phenomenal director, wrenching visceral thrills, dark humour and even occasionally an element of surprise, from all his stock set-pieces.

This gleefully black horror-thriller is a very classy follow-up to The Good, the Bad, the Weird for Kim Jee-Woon.

This is the stuff of nightmares, where even the good guy is bad, and as shock cinema goes, it packs a punch.

A harrowing and tortuously twisted experience that pummels the audience nearly as severely as the film's villain.

"I Saw the Devil" is a masterpiece in all aspects, featuring sublime direction and script-writing, elaborate cinematography and editing, and one of the most shocking endings ever to appear on film.

I Saw The Devil is the poster film for the phrase "not for the faint of heart." This movie takes viewers to places many will not want to go. But once taking us there, it builds an intellectually honest case that vengeance is really not for us.

A solid revenge thriller that abandons any pretense of satisfaction and keeps piling on the tragedy.