May look like an ironic, jet black comedy -- and it succeeds brilliantly on that level -- but in it's sad and wistful heart, it's a completely sincere call for saving the Earth.
75
New York PostV.A. Musetto
New York PostV.A. Musetto
Director-writer Jang Jun-hwan starts things off with a bang and never looks back, pushing up the excitement periodically.
75
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Very inventive, but stay away if you can't stomach over-the-top violence.
75
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Will thrill those who prefer their violence graphic and their comedy surreal.
Though certainly not to everyone's tastes, this looney-tunes pic about a deranged serial killer who thinks he's helping Earth by killing off supposed aliens works on a variety of levels, from gruesome slapstick comedy through social critique to genuinely chilling Grand Guignol.
70
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
Mad conspiracy rules in Korean writer-director Jang Jun-hwan's snazzy, playful, some-what gory, often hilarious, and generally unpredictable first feature.
At once a sick comedy, a bile-raising thriller and a genre pastiche, Save the Green Planet is a welter of conflicting tones, dissonant moods and warring intentions.
60
The A.V. ClubNoel Murray
The A.V. ClubNoel Murray
Has a free-ranging mood, mixing tragedy and comedy irregularly, but Jeong's film is equally free with genre, and entertains its audience openly before pouring on the astringent.
60
The Hollywood ReporterRichard James Havis
The Hollywood ReporterRichard James Havis
Exists as a freaked-out drama rather than a parody.