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I Saw the Devil

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On a dark road, taxi driver Kyung-chul (Choi Min-sik) comes across a scared female motorist stranded in a broken-down vehicle. He pulls over -- but not to help her. When the woman's head is discovered in a local river, her devastated fiancé, Kim Soo-hyeon (Lee Byung-hun), a trained secret agent, becomes obsessed with hunting down her killer. Once he finds Kyung-chul, things get twisted. After brutally beating the murderer, Kim lets him go free, and a demented game of cat and mouse begins.
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Never flinching during its descent into depravity, I Saw the Devil is a pulverizing thriller that will give bloody satisfaction to audiences who like their revenge served with fiery rage.

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Chris Stuckmann ChrisStuckmann.com It's anchored by two fantastic performances. Seeing these two men go head-to-head psychologically and physically is enthralling. Rated: A+ Oct 12, 2020 Full Review Phelim O'Neill Guardian There's no shortage of Korean revenge-thrillers, but this, along with the recent The Man from Nowhere, proves there is plenty of life left in the genre. Rated: 4/5 Apr 28, 2011 Full Review Nigel Floyd Time Out A remorseless catalogue of calculated violence, casual cannibalism and sexual sadism, this inflicts over two hours of suffering on the audience... Rated: 2/5 Apr 27, 2011 Full Review Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh A harrowing and tortuously twisted experience that pummels the audience nearly as severely as the film's villain. Rated: 4/5 Sep 24, 2023 Full Review Panos Kotzathanasis Asian Movie Pulse "I Saw the Devil" is a masterpiece in all aspects, featuring sublime direction and script-writing, elaborate cinematography and editing, and one of the most shocking endings ever to appear on film. Apr 13, 2020 Full Review Ed Travis Hollywood Jesus I Saw The Devil is the poster film for the phrase "not for the faint of heart." This movie takes viewers to places many will not want to go. But once taking us there, it builds an intellectually honest case that vengeance is really not for us. Apr 2, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Robert W Great new take on the serial killer genre. Captivating, yet hard to watch. Brutal, gory and action packed, all the while heartbreaking. A must watch. A++ performances by its 2 leads. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/30/24 Full Review Aaron C A great revenge film, gripping story and well acted. One I can watch over and over. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/26/24 Full Review Kenneth L This is an intense, graphic, and violent movie. But, in a good non-exploitive way. It made me think. I am not sure what I thought, but it made me think. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/07/24 Full Review Mario F This movie is awesome, some scenes make you look away, the overall "plan" of the heroe is kind of wierd when you think about it , but you learn to understand Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/26/24 Full Review Morgan D A dark, gripping, and harrowing film that shows the cost of vengeance on the main character. Definitely one of my favorite revenge stories. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/25/24 Full Review Aaron D Dark, gritty and traumatic, the movie spares nothing in it's quest for revenge. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/28/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis On a dark road, taxi driver Kyung-chul (Choi Min-sik) comes across a scared female motorist stranded in a broken-down vehicle. He pulls over -- but not to help her. When the woman's head is discovered in a local river, her devastated fiancé, Kim Soo-hyeon (Lee Byung-hun), a trained secret agent, becomes obsessed with hunting down her killer. Once he finds Kyung-chul, things get twisted. After brutally beating the murderer, Kim lets him go free, and a demented game of cat and mouse begins.
Director
Kim Jee-woon
Producer
Kim Hyun Woo
Screenwriter
Park Hoon-jung
Distributor
Magnet Releasing
Production Co
Showbox/Mediaplex
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Korean
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 4, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 14, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$128.4K
Runtime
2h 21m
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