Lady Vengeance (DVD) > Reviews

Advantages: Compelling viewing
Disadvantages: Sometimes totally bizarre

...films directed by Chan-wook Park. Lady Vengeance is the third in the trilogy. I have not seen Oldboy or Sympathy for Mr Vengeance, the first in the trilogy, so was not really sure what to expect. Whatever, this film kept me riveted to the TV the whole way through. It really was quite extraordinary. The plot Lee Geum-Ja is released after spending 13 years in prison for the kidnap and murder of a young boy. However, as she makes contacts with the ... Read review

Advantages: The storyline
Disadvantages: Subtitles

...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 ... Read review

Advantages: Stunning, entertaining
Disadvantages: A 2 disc SE will surely come ...

FILM: (A.k.a. SYMPATHY FOR LADY VENGEANCE; MY LADY VENGEANCE; SHED TEARS FOR LADY VENGEANCE; CHINJEOLHAN GEUMJASSI) Lee Guem-Ja (Yeong-ae Lee, JOINT SECURITY AREA) leaves prison after serving 13 years for the kidnap and suffocation of a young boy. She's greeted by a preacher at the prison gates, who has laid on a mini-choir in Santa suits to serenade her. The preacher, we are told via flashback, became enraptured by Guem-Ja's angelic looks ... Read review