
Samaritan Girl
2004, Drama, 1h 36m
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Yeong-ki
Yeo-jin

Jae-yeong
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Critic Reviews for Samaritan Girl
All Critics (8) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (4)
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The preceding parts are so literal minded, as both puritanical and pornographic illustrations of an obnoxious male fantasy, that they strike me as alternately absurd and hypocritical.
June 24, 2005 | Rating: 0/4 | Full Review… -
It's hard to say what Kim is driving at here.
May 3, 2005 -
An under-thought formula linking sex, youth, and violence.
June 26, 2004 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review… -
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December 7, 2007 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review… -
Samaritan Girl demeure l'un des films les plus accessibles de la filmographie de Kim Ki-duk grce sa mise en scne volontairement simplifie qui fonctionne merveille.
January 15, 2006 | Rating: 8/10 | Full Review… -
[A]rcane and provocative film... cements [Ki-duk Kim's] reputation as one of the most astonishing artists working in cinema today...
July 3, 2005 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Samaritan Girl
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Apr 15, 2012I know of Kim Ki Duk's reputation as an art-house filmmaker and his use of symbolism in his movies, and that's fine, because more filmmakers need to take risks and to put out something completely different than what is out there, and Kim Ki Duk fits this bill perfectly, but at the same time this movie did absolutely nothing for me. I just think it's really a chore to sit through and despite having a decent three act story arc, it's just not interesting to watch. Again, none of this has to do with the fact that it relies on its symbolism to tell its story rather than dialogue, I just don't think that the movie was engaging enough, visually and thematically, to make it worth watching. And it also feels completely pretentious, it never feels like it's the culmination of an artistic journey that Kim Ki Duk had been through until that point, it's just him showing off. And that's never good. I didn't think it was a bad movie, but it's pretentious and dull.Jesse O Super Reviewer
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Jul 12, 2009Director Kim Ki-Duk gave us an insight about teenage prostitution in Korea with Samaria,but for me this was not a film about prostitution, I found that the film was more about emotionally relationships, between friends and family. The film was basically set into two parts. Part one was about Jae-Young, a teenage prostitute and her best friend Yeo-Jin. The second part was about Yeo-Jin and her father. Each part had its tense moments, and the director, pretty much did a good job telling the story and showing the audience: tragedy and closeness. There was not sex or violence like other typical prostitution movies, it was more used as a medium to get the point. The ending was kind of confusing.Daisy M Super Reviewer
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Nov 17, 2008Ki-duk Kim's movies are magical, Impressive & filled with symbols & metaphors & this one is no exceptionArash X Super Reviewer
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Jan 14, 2008Kim Ki Duk film's are such mixed bags, they have some very good moments, then some very retarded and stupid moments that almost makes you forget about the good ones. It seems as if the guy can't decide what to do, a "shock" flick, or some spiritual-esque thing about the human condition and growing up and such. He's a bit like Michael Haneke in the way that his stories and characters stop acting like normal humans would do in the same situations and start behaving in a certain way just fo fill the mechanics of the plot. This one is a bit more focused than other films KKD has made, but i still just can't get it into it. Maybe if he wasn't so worried about shocking and using pointless "symbolism" and was rather focused in writing a story the guy could improve. The directs well his actors, and that's mostly why i'm giving the ammount of stars.Tsubaki S Super Reviewer
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