Fresh
... as brutal as it is beautiful.
Bob Longino, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Lady Vengeance
All she wanted was a peaceful life… they didn't give it.
2005 · 1h 55m · R
Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Park Chan-wook
Overview
Released after being wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for 13 years, a woman begins executing her elaborate plan of retribution.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
76%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Squanders plot impetus, and even with constant crosscutting it's lethargically paced, slogging through soap-operatic back stories and maddening irrelevancies.
Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle
Rotten
The films strain to present some kind of moral compass, a philosophy of revenge's human toll. But in the end, their sadistic glee in creative bloodshed trumps all.
Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News
Rotten
Because I am a connoisseur of art cinema, my feelings about Lady Vengeance are complex. Some parts I liked; some parts I didn't.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fresh
Pound-of-flesh cinema, you might say.
Ben Walters, Time Out
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