Netflix Movie 🎥 Review: “Oldboy” (2013)

Rotten Tomatoes rating 39% with the audience rating of 37%

Rated: R with a run time of 1 hr and 44 mins and an IMDb of 5.7/10.

Cast: Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Sharlto Copley, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Imperioli, Pom Klementieff, James Ransone, Max Casella, Linda Emond, Elvis Nolasco and Rami Malek.

Film Description: Although his life is already in a downward spiral, things get much worse for advertising executive Joe Doucett (Josh Brolin) ; while drunk one night, Joe is kidnapped and thrown into solitary confinement in a bizarre, hotellike room. For the next 20 years, Joe suffers unimaginable torment, but the motive and identity of his captor remain unknown. When he is inexplicably set free, Joe emerges with one goal: to find the person who stole two decades of his life.

Oldboy is a 2013 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by Spike Lee and written by Mark Protosevich. It is an official remake, or as labeled by Lee a "reinterpretation", of Park Chan-wook's 2003 film of the same name. The film stars Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, and Sharlto Copley. It was theatrically released in the United States on November 27, 2013.

Heads Up: Check out the attached trailer should you decide to watch this film. It’s a twisted, brutally intense thriller that may not be for everyone. As you can see from this write up that it didn’t receive very good reviews. Personally I enjoyed it (note I did not see the original version). Mind you, it’s NOT an Oscar winning film, however it is action packed and suspenseful to say the least with a killer ending!

I suggest you skip the negative reviews/low rating and watch this film for yourself to see what you think!