I’ve been thinking about what makes Oldboy such an awful, atrocious piece of cinema and I’ve realised that it isn’t because its disturbing; but because it’s so pretentious, over-acted and self-indulgent. It just relies on exposition. The twist at the end feels like a complete let down because it’s just the most twisted thing to think of. It isn’t clever, it isn’t profound. It’s just there to be the worst possible outcome possible, which is simply lazy. Furthermore, the tratment…
