Scrap Heaven

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Scrap Heaven

2005

1h 56m

Comedy

Drama

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6 Reviews

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500+ Ratings

After a violent incident on a bus, two men (Ryô Kase, Joe Odagiri) join forces to act out people's revenge fantasies.

Laura Kern

New York Times

In the writer and director Sang-il Lee’s Scrap Heaven, three strangers share a general dissatisfaction with life -- and a fateful ride aboard a hijacked bus.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jul 18, 2007

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V.A. Musetto

New York Post

[Director] Lee also helmed Hula Girls, a clichd comedy that I hated (one star). With Scrap Heaven, he redeems himself.

Rated: 3/4

Jul 18, 2007

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Aaron Hillis

Village Voice

[Director] Lee's visual jazziness and cast are compelling, but nothing can compensate for a deflated, toilet-humored script that negates its potential for sharp social satire with increasingly adolescent and superficial vilifying philosophies.

Jul 17, 2007

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Eric Monder

Film Journal International

Does not advance much beyond its expected generic elements.

Jul 20, 2007

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Maitland McDonagh

TV Guide

Sang-il Lee's anarchic drama is shot through with spasms of dark comedy, as the lives of three strangers intersect at the point of a gun.

Rated: 3/4

Jul 18, 2007

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It has an idea, but the execution doesn't really deliver emotion that we can relate to. In the end as the story goes it becomes bland and whiny

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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A fantastic revenge story

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Audience Member

A brilliant and twisted Japanese version of Fight Club. Two blokes extract revenge for people who have been wronged until they take on a case that goes awry. The three main actors are superb in their roles but of the three Jo Odagiri is the best. Loved it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Audience Member

If you like fight club you will maybe like this one too. Pretty movie.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Audience Member

the best movie of JOE ODAGIRI

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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A brilliant and twisted Japanese version of Fight Club. Two blokes extract revenge for people who have been wronged until they take on a case that goes awry. The three main actors are superb in their roles but of the three Jo Odagiri is the best. Loved it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Lee Sang-il

Director

Ryô Kase

Shingo

Joe Odagiri

Tetsu

Chiaki Kuriyama

Saki Fujimura

Akira Emoto

Actor

Lee Sang-il

Writer

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Synopsis

After a violent incident on a bus, two men (Ryô Kase, Joe Odagiri) join forces to act out people's revenge fantasies.

Director: Lee Sang-il
Screenwriter: Lee Sang-il
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (DVD): Mar 1, 2011
Runtime: 1h 56m