Rotten
A remorseless catalogue of calculated violence, casual cannibalism and sexual sadism, this inflicts over two hours of suffering on the audience...
Nigel Floyd, Time Out
I Saw the Devil
Abandon all compassion.
2010 · 2h 24m · Not Rated
Horror, Thriller
Directed by
Kim Jee-woon
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I Saw the Devil
Overview
Kyung-chul is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. Soo-hyeon, a top-secret agent, decides to track down the murderer himself. He promises himself that he will do everything in his power to take vengeance against the killer, even if it means that he must become a monster himself.
Director and cast
- Kim Jee-woon Director
- Lee Byung-hun as Kim Soo-hyeon
- Choi Min-sik as Kyung-chul
- Jeon Kuk-hwan as Squad Chief Jang
- Cheon Ho-jin as Section Chief Oh
- Oh San-ha as Joo-yeon
- Kim Yoon-seo as Se-yeon
- Nam Bo-ra as Section Chief's Daughter
- Lee Jun-hyeok as NIS Agent
- Yoon Chae-yeong as Nurse Han Song-i
- Choi Mu-sung as Tae-joo
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
83%
Tomatometer
Fresh
This is the stuff of nightmares, where even the good guy is bad, and as shock cinema goes, it packs a punch.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Fresh
We lucky westerners get to see it in all its hair-raising, stomach-churning glory, and that's a wonderful thing.
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
Fresh
A terrific but uncompromising film that's definitely not for everyone. It's not just that the violence is graphic, but that much of it is so mean-spirited.
Calvin Wilson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Rotten
After a while, the sheer length and repetitiousness of the film begins to feel pornographic in the dullest sense.
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
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