My only complain here is how formulaic the film's plot was developed. But should everyone really care? All in, the film is captivating beyond immediate elucidating. Each frame is inspired. And as an early work from Park Chan Wok, this may have heralded his arrival in world cinema scene that I believe he did gracefully, effortlessly.
A película non hai por donde collela, pero establecín que se era capaz de ver a película enteira merecía 3 estrelas
"What's wrong with people of the same blood getting together and playing some games?"
Showing why nationalism is inherently a terrible thing. To be frank, the movie ranges from good to great throughout, but seriously, that last shot is so amazing I feel terrible for giving it anything less than 4 stars.
Dude, I know! What's with western actors in asian films sucking so much!? Does the director not notice or does he not give a shit? For real. I cringe everytime I'm watching an asian movie and some goofy ass white dude shows up and chokes.
While the movie seems a bit average at times and has a really terrible Swedish actor, the ending is nothing short of spectacular. Perhaps the best thing Park Chan-wook has done.
A gripping story with a really impressive cast. I had to remind myself to breath during a few of the scenes.
JSA is a perfect examples of how didn't meet the expectation doesn't always comes as a bad thing.judging by the poster and the trailer,i expect this to be a great political war thriller brought by Park chan-wook,the master of that kind of movie.the fact is,this is not a thriller(althought there are some thrilling moments).what JSA truly are is a wonderful story of friendship and pain of guilt.brillilant!