Lady Vengeance (DVD)

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The final part to a fascinating trilogy of movies

4 Jan 7th, 2009

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WHAT IS IT ABOUT:
The final movie in Park Woo Chun's revenge trilogy sees a woman at the centre of the plot. Geum-ja Lee was set up for 13 years in prison for a child murder she didn't commit. In the mean-time, the real killer has killed again, and again. Now Geum-ja Lee has the perfect plan to clear her name and gain terrible vengeance on the killer who set her up, and she needs the help of many of the prisoners she met during her 13 year sentence.

IS IT ANY GOOD:
Yes, very! What strikes me most about this film is the creativity and thought that has gone into the plot; it's a very good story in its own right, and (as I've said in other reviews of Park's films) it allows the viewer to revel in seeing really bad people have really bad things happen to them. Park's overall message in the trilogy was how vengeance is never fulfilling, and always causes pain for everyone involved, but they sure do revel in it in this film.

The revenge trilogy (made up of Sympathy for Mr Vengeance, Old Boy, and this film) is not linked in storyline, and can be watched in any order. Old Boy is an amazing film, whereas Mr Vengeance and Lady Vengeance share some common weaknesses. To begin with, the pace of the film rises and dips at different times, and sometimes has a lull that may turn casual viewers off. Secondly, the film contains some scenes that are very disturbing, such as scenes of child abuse, which I found impossible to watch, and again this will ruin it for some.

The end 30 minutes of the film is the best, as we see a beautifully planned retribution brought onto the evil Mr. Baek.

The film is a Korean language film, and has subtitles, so be prepared for some reading!

In conclusion, probably the second best in the revenge trilogy, Lady Vengeance is an ambitious story that causes viewers to question the point of vengeance, and does so with occasional extreme violence, torture and abuse. If you liked this film you should watch the rest of the trilogy, along with Ichi the Killer, an insane movie along a similar theme. 
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Soho_Black

Soho_Black

09.05.2009 17:47

You've posted this as a DVD review, but not mentioned the DVD features. Are there any extras, what are they and are they any good? You can change it to be posted as a "Film Only" review by accessing "edit review" above the review and changing the drop down menu under the "Which format are you reviewing?" question.

blackmagicstar4

blackmagicstar4

08.01.2009 09:31

Great review- sounds interesting must check this out! x

redeyes22

redeyes22

07.01.2009 22:28

great review aggy XXX

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