Lady Vengeance

Rating: R

Movie Release Date: July 29, 2005 (South Korea) / April 28, 2006 (USA)

DVD Release Date: September 26, 2006

Plot 411: A woman spends 13 years in jail for a crime she didn't commit in order to save her baby daughter.

Review: This is the last of the revenge (or more accurately the vengeance) trilogy, and I think they saved the best for last. (See Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance and Old Boy reviews for more info.) While the beginning was a little hard to follow, it all came together nicely in the end. I'm not really sure why I liked this one best. Perhaps it was because it came from the victim's perspective? In comparison with the other films, you intellectually understand the motives but the situations are so far out there that emotionally, I think, you don't connect to what's going on. In this film, everyone can relate to or imagine what the huge loss of a child could do to a mother. We all know what lengths will be taken to right that wrong, if we were given the chance. Without revealing too much of the plot, I've got to say that this movie really, really grabs ahold of your soul.

Watch It: For a definite gut check.

Skip It: If you're faint hearted.

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