Ask not why you were imprisoned. Ask why you were set free.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Sharlto Copley, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Imperioli, Pm Klementieff, James Ransone |
Director |
Spike Lee |
Screenplay | Mark Protosevich, from the manga comic by Garon Tsuchiya, Nobuaki Minegishi |
Music | Roque Baños |
Cinematography | Sean Bobbitt |
Editing | Barry Alexander Brown |
Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Datasat |
Soundtrack | Available |
Made in | 2013 |
Produced by | Good Universe, Vertigo Entertainment, 40 Acres & a Mule Filmworks, OB Productions |
Official Site | IMDB page | CommonSenseMedia Report
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Genre | Action, thriller |
Language | Strong and frequent |
Nudity | Moderate, sexual and non-sexual contexts, occasional |
Sex | Strong, occasional, implied |
Violence | Strong, frequent, bloody, gory, graphic, frequent |
Prejudice | None |
Blasphemy | None |
Drug abuse | None |
Comments | Themes are mature and complex and pretty confusing and disturbing. |
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Suggested age limit 18 + |
Positive messages |
Positive role models |
Violence |
Sex |
Language |
Consumerism |
Drinking, drugs, smoking |
Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Cape Argus / The Star Munya Vomo Action flick slow to kick in | 5 | |
Die Burger Amanda de Lange Grusaam, maar ook vervelig | 1 | |
Cape Times John DeFore Upping the taboo ante | 10 | |
Metacritic.com 41 critics | 10 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 132 critics | 10 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Suitably grim and bloody yet disappointingly safe and shallow, Spike Lee's Oldboy remake neither surpasses the original nor adds anything new to its impressive legacy. | 8 | |
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics | 10 | |
CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation | 10 | |
What the People say | ||
Internet 20190 Netizens Yet another unnecessary remake. | 11 | |
Average .. 42% | 8 |