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| Elizabeth Olsen | ... | Marie Sebastian | |
| Sharlto Copley | ... | Adrian / The Stranger | |
| Samuel L. Jackson | ... | Chaney | |
| Michael Imperioli | ... | Chucky | |
| Pom Klementieff | ... | Haeng-Bok | |
| James Ransone | ... | Dr. Tom Melby | |
| Max Casella | ... | James Prestley | |
| Linda Emond | ... | Edwina Burke | |
| Elvis Nolasco | ... | Cortez | |
| Rami Malek | ... | Browning | |
| Lance Reddick | ... | Daniel Newcombe | |
| Hannah Ware | ... | Donna Hawthorne | |
| Richard Portnow | ... | Bernie Sharkey | |
| Hannah Simone | ... | Stephanie Lee | |
An advertising executive is kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement. When he is inexplicably released, he embarks on an obsessive mission to discover who orchestrated his punishment, only to find he is still trapped in a web of conspiracy and torment. Written by FilmDistrict
I admit, I watched this film with half a mind on the original and hence it should have been doomed before the opening credits had rolled by. Reading various other reviews, the film was never going to be a hit with the so called "connoisieur" However, once I got over my own pomposity, I was pleasantly surprised and, admittedly with a nod to the original, don't think a much better job of a remake could have been managed.
The remake is not as good a film as the original. That out of the way - as a stand alone and to the viewer who does not know about the 2003 film, this is very good viewing.
The fight scenes were entertaining. Acting good. Good pace. Story good. Basically,nothing bad. I actually thought the photography better than the original. (I also liked the nod to the original's octopus).
In summary, if you have seen the original you are always going to be judging one against the other and Korea will win. Also dismiss me as a Philistine but I don't enjoy subtitled movies as much as English speaking ones. I don't have the intellect to understand every (or indeed any) foreign film without having to miss half the cinematography reading.
If you haven't seen the original, watch this. It is good. It's just that some critics have got there heads so far up their .............!