Parasite
critic Reviews
, 99% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score- An urgent, brilliantly layered look at timely social themes, Parasite finds writer-director Bong Joon Ho in near-total command of his craft.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreTim RobeyMonocle
I think it's a career peak for [Bong Joon-ho].
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreSimran HansMonocle
Watching that drama -- the bricks sort of build and then topple -- is so satisfying.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreClarisse LoughreyIndependent (UK)
[Bong Joon-ho]'s work is as playful as it is sincere and revelatory. He'll make you feel at home, and then rip the rug out from under you.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreLinda MarricThe Jewish Chronicle
This is what a true masterpiece looks like.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreBen CrollTheWrap
Bong delivers a stunning return to form with this newest venture.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreMark KermodeObserver (UK)
A tragicomic masterclass that will get under your skin and eat away at your cinematic soul.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRyan McQuadeInSession Film
Parasite is the movie we will look back on as the movie of 2019. It crosses over to every culture because it’s simply about human beings struggling to survive in an unfair system.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreJillian ChilingerianOffscreen With Jillian
It is sadistic, angry and dark and has a lot to say about the system. This is the world we live in.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreJae-Ha KimJae-Ha Kim (Substack)
"Parasite" has already made history for South Korea as the country's first film to win a Best Picture Academy Award. There are some moments I can't wrap my head around though, and one of them was the inclusion of Illinois State into the dialogue.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreManuel São BentoMSB Reviews
Cinematography, score, editing… everything’s absolutely perfect. Nothing is placed without purpose. Not a single line of dialogue is wasted. It would be a shame if anyone fails to watch this magnificent movie just because it’s in a foreign language.
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