"Spike Lee's Oldboy is nothing special nor is it terrible. Brolin gives his all, there are no terrible performances to speak of, and the story is interesting and unique......if you haven't seen Park's original classic from 2003.
And therein lies the problem.
This is an ersatz production, a mimicry, a shadow of the brilliant original which gripped screens and turned heads. There is nothing here new, and the best scenes are castrated replicas from its source material. Why anyone thought an American remake was ever necessary beggars belief.
This is frame by frame imitation but without any of the gusto of the original creation, a tepid mockery of a much better film that should be watched over this. And it's almost a shame. Nothing is inherently terrible, indeed most parts grind along with a decent level of skill, but if you have seen the original it's a painfully broken mirror reflecting a contorted vision of a classic"
- 5/10
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