Oldboy 2013

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Studio	FilmDistrict Good Universe Vertigo Entertainment 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks
Blu-ray distributor	Sony Pictures
Release date	Nov 27, 2013  Dec 06, 2013  Nov 27, 2013  Oct 17, 2013  Dec 05, 2013 All release dates  Nov 27, 2013  Dec 06, 2013  Nov 27, 2013  Oct 17, 2013  Dec 05, 2013  Jan 01, 2014  Jan 24, 2014  Dec 05, 2013  Dec 13, 2013  Jan 22, 2014  Dec 05, 2013  Jan 10, 2014  Apr 20, 2014  Dec 13, 2013  Jun 28, 2014  Sep 18, 2014  Oct 17, 2013  Nov 28, 2013  Dec 06, 2013  Dec 19, 2013  Oct 10, 2013  Nov 28, 2013  Jan 16, 2014  Jan 24, 2014  Mar 21, 2014  Jan 03, 2014  Dec 05, 2013 Collapse
Box office	$2,193,658   $4,861,022
Country	US
Language	English
Runtime	104 min
Rated	R
Technical details	2.39:1

An advertising executive is kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement. When he is inexplicably released, he embarks on an obsessive mission to discover who orchestrated his punishment, only to find he is still trapped in a web of conspiracy and torment.

An advertising executive is kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement. When he is inexplicably released, he embarks on an obsessive mission to discover who orchestrated his punishment, only to find he is still trapped in a web of conspiracy and torment. (less)

Director: Spike Lee
Writer: Mark Protosevich
Starring: Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Sharlto Copley, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Imperioli, Pom Klementieff
Producer: Spike Lee

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Review

Review by Brian Orndorf, November 27, 2013

Some movies shouldn’t be remade. The 2003 Korean film “Oldboy” is practically a religious experience for some cinephiles, making it a curious choice for a do-over, especially one from director Spike Lee. Reheating the plot for American audiences, Lee seems lost here, staying true to the highlights of the original work while rushing through the toxic connective tissue that made the initial picture such a disturbing, distressing tragedy. While toning down his typical stylistics, Lee is the wrong choice for the material, unable to make any sense out of action sequences and character relationships ...read more...

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