
I Saw The Devil is the gold standard of revenge flicks. There’s nothing that compares to this film. Nothing. The only film which comes close is Oldboy.
One day, Joo-yeon, daughter of a retired police chief becomes the victim of serial killer Kyung-chul (Min-Sik Choi) and is found dead in a horrific state. Her fiance Kim Soo-hyeon (Byung-hun Lee), a top secret agent, decides to track down the murderer himself. He promises himself that he will do everything in his power to take bloody vengeance against the killer, even if it means that he must become a monster himself to get this monstrous and inhumane killer.
I really don’t want to say too much to spoil the film for anyone who might be reading this. There aren’t any real twists or surprises, but I think it’s better to go in only knowing that you’re watching another brilliant South Korean revenge flick, and let the events hit you like a battering ram. Filled with fantastic acting, great fight sequences and a shit ton of blood and gore. A great thriller/drama that’s also one of the most breathtakingly beautiful films I’ve seen a long time. It’s that fucking good.







