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Lady Vengeance (2005)

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Reviews Counted:82

Fresh:60

Rotten:22

Average Rating:6.9/10

Consensus: Stylistically flashy and gruesomely violent, Sympathy for Lady Vengeance fits in nicely with the other two films of Park's revenge trilogy.

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Theatrical Release:Apr 28, 2006 Limited

Synopsis: South Korean maestro Park Chan-wook concludes his Revenge Trilogy with the operatic, mesmerizing SYMPATHY FOR LADY VENGEANCE. Unlike the first two films in the trilogy--SYMPATHY FOR MR. VENGEANCE... South Korean maestro Park Chan-wook concludes his Revenge Trilogy with the operatic, mesmerizing SYMPATHY FOR LADY VENGEANCE. Unlike the first two films in the trilogy--SYMPATHY FOR MR. VENGEANCE and OLDBOY--this time around, the hero is a heroine. On the heels of her release from prison, Lee Geum-ja (Lee Yeong-ae) embarks on a mission to track down the man responsible for her imprisonment, which also resulted in her being forced to give up her daughter for adoption. Hardened by years in the penitentiary and endlessly fantasizing about the right way to exact revenge, she enlists the help of former cellmates to accomplish her goal. But what she uncovers is a secret so horrifying that no revenge seems fitting. Employing the same techniques (symphonic music, electrifying cinematography, sharp editing) that made OLDBOY such a thrilling cinematic experience, Park Chan-wook concludes his trilogy on a somber note. Beginning as a flashy, almost lighthearted spectacle, SYMPATHY FOR LADY VENGEANCE gradually reveals itself to be a poignant commentary on the futility of revenge. Fortunately, the director's sheer audacity and technical virtuosity keeps it from succumbing to total darkness. This filmed screened as part of Lincoln Center's 2005 New York Film Festival. [More]

Starring: Yeong-ae Lee, Choi Min-Sik

Starring: Yeong-ae Lee, Choi Min-Sik

Director: Chan Wook Park

Director: Chan Wook Park
Studio: Tartan Films

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Talks Sin and Salvation while spending all his creative energies on debasing gags and sneering wide-angle shots

Full Review Source: CinePassion | comment Comment
08/30/09
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
CinePassion

Park Chanwook works his Grand Guignol sense of humor against Korean social conditions to effect a call-and-response logic to the metaphoric and literal things that happen onscreen.

Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com | comment 1 Comment
04/15/09
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
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N/R

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12/04/08
Derek Elley
Derek Elley
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11/08/07
Jonathan W. Hickman
Jonathan W. Hickman
Entertainment Insiders

The kind of glorious sensory rush that you can only get when a supremely confident director fully kicks out the jams. Submerged within the flash, however, is a nihilistic worldview that may be even more curdled than its predecessors.

Full Review Source: The Stranger (Seattle, WA) | comment Comment
10/21/07
Andrew Wright
Andrew Wright
The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

in Lady Vengeance, revenge is ultimately a shabby, sordid business that leaves everybody soiled and in need of purification - or at least of a pie in the face.

Full Review Source: Eye for Film | comment Comment
07/10/07
Anton Bitel
Anton Bitel
Eye for Film

If you have a taste for revenge or just a taste for wickedly well-done filmmaking, help yourself to a serving of Lady Vengeance.

Full Review Source: KPBS.org | comment Comment
04/19/07
Beth Accomando
Beth Accomando
KPBS.org

What most will take from Lady Vengeance is a director in love with film and the ability to express that passion through the language of his medium.

Full Review Source: UGO | comment Comment
03/24/07
Brian Tallerico
Brian Tallerico
UGO

Exciting, nerve-wracking and utterly original.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
03/01/07
Lewis Beale
Lewis Beale
Film Journal International

No capítulo final de sua trilogia sobre a Vingança, Park (com seu dom habitual para criar belíssimos quadros) concebe um conto de moralidade surpreendente, complexo e assustador, levando o espectador a confrontar sua própria percepção sobre o assunto.

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12/31/06
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

Park Chanwook's latest revenge thriller isn't as graphic as earlier ones, but may be even more psychologically violent -- and that's a compliment, as it leads to astounding revelations about guilt and justice.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Daily News | comment Comment
12/30/06
Bob Strauss
Bob Strauss
Los Angeles Daily News

Didn't have enough heart for me to find its soft spot.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment 1 Comment
12/20/06
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

The theme of how all-around bad revenge is starts to wear a little thin... But there's always a perverse delight in just watching how a Park movie is executed.

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12/03/06
Jeffrey Chen
Jeffrey Chen
Window to the Movies

A collideorscape it is, and a very fine one.

Full Review Source: Nation | comment Comment
11/11/06
Stuart Klawans
Stuart Klawans
Nation

full review in Greek

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10/03/06
Joseph Proimakis
Joseph Proimakis
Movies for the Masses

It has an operatic scale and an emotional eloquence and, along the way, in the juxtaposition of its variously conflicting elements, we see how vengeance turns to redemption.

Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | comment Comment
09/14/06
Duane Dudek
Duane Dudek
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

may be the most emotionally affecting, perversely amusing and deeply disturbing of the trilogy.

Full Review Source: Capital Times (Madison, WI) | comment Comment
08/17/06
Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

Park cleverly shows us that justice and revenge can be equally horrifying

Full Review Source: Movie Habit | comment Comment
08/12/06
Marty Mapes
Marty Mapes
Movie Habit

... as brutal as it is beautiful.

Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | comment Comment
08/06/06
Bob Longino
Bob Longino
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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07/22/06
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