Bong’s latest may lack a distinct thematic through-train and the plot occasionally wobbles along, but its mix of sardonic wit and fun sci-fi action should please most audiences as an expendable man is sent on suicidal scouting missions and ‘reprinted’ back again.
Bong’s directorial feature debut is already a solid showcase of his trademark tonal control, effortlessly alternating between light and dark humour, and peppered with dramatic tension, as a married but unemployed scholar wants to get rid of an annoying barking dog in his estate.
Bong Joon-ho wildly entertains in this high-concept sci-fi picture about survival and class issues that features a high-speed train hurtling through an apocalyptic world.
Continue reading →Although Bong Joon-ho has made more formidable pictures, this razor-sharp treatise on social class differences in South Korea shocks and entertains in equal measure.
Continue reading →Bong’s grasp of tone is sometimes suspect, but this is still a pretty entertaining and emotional piece with strong ecological and anti-animal abuse themes.
Continue reading →A potent mix of suspense and mystery, Bong Joon-ho’s serial-killer masterpiece gets under your skin.
Continue reading →A breakthrough for Korean commercial cinema, Bong’s versatility with the action-horror genre here is obvious.
Continue reading →A terrific mystery-thriller directed by the supremely talented Bong Joon-ho that is an absolute must-watch.
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