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This film is an American remake of Park Chan-wook's 2003 cult film of the same name, and is based off manga, with the same title, written by Garon Tsuchiya and illustrated by Nobuaki Minegishi. Joe Doucett, a neglectful and drunken father, is strangely kidnapped and held captive in a single room for 20 years. After being released, he sets out to get revenge on those who kidnapped and locate his lost daughter.
This film was directed by Spike Lee. For those who are fans of the original cult film, this will be a disappointment. It retells the same story, but with a safer American perspective. The shocking images that plagued the original, and made it a cult film, have been removed. Much of the dark humor was also removed. However, this film is still very grim and very bloody. The highlights of the story remain mostly intact. There is also plenty of violence in this film, and its not the over the top violence that foreign films generate. There is also some sexual content, but it's not as freely expressed in this film as it was in the foreign film. Josh Brolin played the role of Joe Doucett. He was great starting the role, but fell short on creating the full soul shattering emotions towards the end of the film. Elizabeth Olsen played the role of Marie Sebastian. She did not stand out much in the film; which is unfortunate because she plays a major part in the scheme of the story. Samuel L. Jackson played the role of Chaney. He was played his usual over the top role, but added hints of darkness to it. Michael Imperioli played the role of Chucky. He was impressive to listen to on screen, but physically his character was stagnant.
I give this film 3 out of 5 stars! It is a decent film for surprising new audiences, but fails to surpass the original.
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