When his pregnant fiancee becomes the latest victim of a serial killer, a secret agent blurs the line between good and evil in his pursuit of revenge.

I will start off by saying this movie was such a breath of fresh air. I LOVE foreign films because they seem to have way more substance. I also love horror/thriller movies. This one was quite the ride. Kim Soo-hyeon (played by Byung-hun Lee)  is a man whose wife gets murdered in a very sadistic way. He is a secret operative and pretty much goes off the grid to seek revenge. We know who the killer is from the beginning of the movie pretty much, he is crazy and manipulative. This movie is gruesome and there were so many cringe worthy moments. I would say don’t watch this movie is you can’t handle violent movies. This movie is extremely violent and gory. Watching Kim Soo-hyeon get his revenge is nothing short of jaw dropping. He becomes this cold sadistic beacon for revenge. This movie makes you feel so uncomfortable that is borders on brilliance. This overall is a fantastic movie. The mood is right, the acting is awesome. Byung-hun Lee makes you feel everything he feels.  If you love foreign thrillers, check this out! I haven't seen a movie this good in awhile.

*Note* This movie is VERY VERY VERY violent.

Rating: R
Language: Korean
Nudity: ✓
Cursing: ✓
Human Deaths: ✓
Animal Deaths: X
Runtime: 141 Min.
Will I cry? No but you will cringe.


X= NO  ✓= YES

Labels: 5 star film, I saw the devil, movie review

After R (a highly unusual zombie) saves Julie from an attack, the two form a relationship that sets in motion a sequence of events that might transform the entire lifeless world.

I saw this movie last night in theaters. I have to say this is a great movie. At its core this movie is a love story. A love story between R and Julie. R is a zombie who is walking around going through the motions. He then sees Julie, a cute blonde whose father is the head of the state or something. R eats Julie’s boyfriend and then takes Julie. He falls in love with her. He slowly starts getting back his humanity, then all the other zombies start to get theirs back as well. The real problem is the zombies who have become ‘bonies’ . They don’t like what R has started and are hunting him. This isn't the real premise of the movie. It really really is a love story. It’s not about R being chased by bonies, or him even being a zombie. It’s about his love he doesn’t understand. The performance that Nicholas Hoult gives is so simplistic, but so inspired. He conveys so much through his expressions or lack thereof. I was so glad that the movie didn’t have a lot of Dave Franco. Me and my husband once joked about him going to the James Franco school of acting before we knew that he was James Franco’s brother. The girl who plays Julie, Teresa Palmer, gave a really great performance as well. I really enjoyed how cute this movie was. It’s simple, but effective. If you get a chance to watch it, do it. It’s great. Not to mention Nicholas Hoult is freaking hot. Sorry, I had to get fan-girlish there for a hot second. Not to mention he used to date my girl crush Jennifer Lawrence.

Stars:

 Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, John Malkovich

Labels: 5 star film, movie review, Nicholas Hoult, Warm Bodies

A post-apocalyptic tale of a man and his son trying to survive by any means possible.

 

Labels: 5 star film, movie review, The Road, Viggo Mortensen