It’s an excellent film, but you should consider these things before watching it.

Do you like gore or tolerate it? (I don’t really enjoy gore, but I can stand it)

This movie has crude scenes and is not for the public.

It has drama, too. In essence, it is a horror film, but it features really touching moments that make it a pretty human movie, too.

Do you like psychological films?

It has a solid psychological factor. The main character and the antagonist are always head-to-head in terms of psychology.

Good direction of photography. It has stunning scenes and pretty detailed coloring. It’s a beautiful-looking film in some sequences and one of the most morbid scenes that you can see.

If you agree with these points and enjoy good photography, watching this Film is an excellent use of your time.

So let’s answer the big question.

Is I Saw The Devil worth watching?

Final Verdict: Yes. 8.2 in the scale of worthiness.

Plot

I Saw the Devil is a 2010 Korean thriller movie.

The story begins with School bus driver Kyung-chul, a woman named Jang Joo-yun. Kyung-chul offers to help her change the flat tire, she doesn’t want to but the stranger insists.

She’s on the phone with her husband. Meanwhile, the strange man is insisting more and more on changing the flat tire. Her husband needs to hang up the phone because he is going on an important mission.

Suddenly, the stranger breaks the window and starts beating her until she is entirely unconscious; he takes her to his house and begins to dismember her sadistically.

Her ring falls into the drain and gets stuck. luckily, the rest are discovered quickly.

An investigation started to identify the body; the leader of the Squad is Chief Jang, Joo-yun’s father, the victim. It’s a sorrowful scene when both his husband and his father watch her corpse mutilate; you can feel the impotence in Kim Soo-hyun, delivering great acting in one of the saddest yet beautiful scenes. A scene that you will remember after watching the Film.

Then the Film follows NIS agent Kim Soo-hyun (Lee), who embarks on a quest to avenge the death of his wife.

Cast

Choi Min-sik as Jang Kyung-chul / Jang Gyeong-cheol.
Lee Byung-hun as Kim Soo-hyeon.

Oh San-ha as Jang Joo-yeon.

Reception

This Film was launched in South Korea on August 12th, 2010.

Rotten Tomatoes gives the movie a score of 81.

Based on 86 reviews from critics.

These are some of the reviews with their propper articles.

“Never flinching during its descent into depravity, I Saw The Devil is a pulverizing thriller that will give bloody satisfaction to audiences who like their revenge served with fiery rage.”
Rotten Tomatoes

“From an unexpectedly moving first act to a hilariously disgusting sojourn with Kyung-chul’s cannibal pal, Mr. Kim and his cinematographer, Lee Mo-gae, retain complete control of the film’s fluctuating tones and impressive set pieces.”
Jeannette Catsoulis, The New York Times.

“There is all the violent mayhem, for certain, but the thing that sets I Saw the Devil apart is its undercurrent of real emotion and how unrelentingly sad it can be.”
Mark Olson, Los Angeles Times.

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