Initially, half way through, I thought there were a lot of loopholes in the movie. But by the end, most of them were answered.
The only two that I still thought could have been done better, were that Choi Min Sik's character knew how to immediately flipped open to answer a mobile phone even after being locked up for 15 years; and his self-taught fighting skill shouldn't be that effective.
There were a some humour to be found (as can be expected in the first half of most Korea movies, I found, before things got serious) which the Korean filmmakers have a knack for. But they also know how to crank up the seriousness in the second half, and this was the best of them all.
When the final twist was being revealed, I was literally pulling at my hair because I just couldn't believe it. Often times when there's a great twist like at the end of Saw or The Sixth Sense, I would walk away feeling blown away in a very delighted way. But this one, I just didn't know what to feel because it was too incredible.
And that's not all. After the twist, Choi gave such a compelling performance and I couldn't believe the writers went that deep.
And that's still not the end, because the final act of the deliciously evil Yu Ji Tae was yet another blow to my psyche.
I would have given this movie a perfect 10 had I felt like I wanted to rewatch it again because it was so good, but the truth is that I don't know if I want to go through that again.
This movie is rated R, but still it's not for the faint of hearts. And I would even warn people who are above 30 who have more experience in life because we could feel more than a typical 20 year old can.
So twisted, but so good. This definitely is one of my most memorable movies, with one of the best twists.
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