I Saw the Devil (2010)

“An eye for an eye”. Is that what vengeance is all about? Well, you would earnestly doubt that after watching I Saw the Devil. The Koreans are damn good at weaving tales and fables of revenge and I Saw the Devil is by far the best revenge story (apart from Oldboy) to have been spun in recent times. It delves into your mind and tends to expunge the thin lines between the good and the bad, between the antagonist and the protagonist, between the beautiful and the ugly. The hunter and the hunted push each other to such extremes such that the authenticity of the characters seems to blur.

Speaking of the basic plot, it’s a modest revenge story about a highly trained agent seeking revenge from a serial killer who slaughtered his pregnant wife. And you would start musing whether this bare plot warrants 140 minutes of your attention. Aha! It unquestionably does! Because it’s 140 minutes of relentless vengeance and lunacy and for the reason that it tells you to what dissipations does a person go to seek revenge; does he essentially become the person he wants to avenge? Min-sik Choi has essayed the role of the merciless killer with such flamboyance that the pleasure of butchery could be effortlessly perceived from the spark in his eyes. Byung-hun Lee as the ultra-violent agent is charming and yet harsh in his own way.

Watch the movie if you love:

1. Revenge 

2. Very realistic violence

3. Calm pace

4. Serial Killers

5. Min-sik Choi

The Key Performance Indicators (KPI's):

1. Story: 8/10

2. Atmosphere: 10/10

3. Sex: 4/10

4. Gore: 10/10

5. Acting: 10/10

Overall rating: 8.4/10    

IMDb rating: 7.8/10

All in all, this movie is a must watch!

P.S. Please avoid its Bollywood remake- "Ek Villain" at all costs.