ReaderKenka Let's be realistic.

Pacionsbo Absolutely Fantastic

RipDelight This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

phanthinga Fed up with the harsh of reality in Seoul Hae-won a businesswoman decided take a trip back to her childhood hometown not knowing what ahead of her is a living hell of anything make her life in the city seem like a paradise.It took a long time to get to the bloodbath that shook me completely near the end but the slow burn built up that creep deep under my skin and haunting performance by Yeong-hie Seo as Bok-nam is why this movie is worth watching and be owned by fan of South Korea extreme revenge flick.I gave it a 9 cause the ending is not what I expected

BA_Harrison After self-absorbed Seoul bank worker Hae-won (Seong-won Ji) is ordered to take some time off work due to stress, she decides to visit the remote island of Moo-do, where she spent time as a child with her grandfather. There, she rekindles her friendship with her childhood friend Kim Bok-nam (Yeong-hie Seo), but discovers that the rest of the islanders treat the woman like a slave, abusing her mentally, physically and sexually. Hae-won's apathy regarding the situation ultimately leads to tragedy…Korean revenge drama Bedevilled requires much patience from the viewer, the story building steadily and slowly, the abuse and degradation Bok-nam endures, not just from her husband but also the other women on the island, very gradually pushing her closer and closer to the edge of sanity. It's not a question of whether she will crack, but when, so hang on in there: when she finally flips (after the death of her daughter at the hands of her husband), revenge has never been sweeter, Bok-nam going to town with a sharp farming implement, hacking and slashing her way through all those who have tormented her.Brooding direction from Cheol-soo Jang, marvellous performances all round, and stunning cinematography all go to make this a very satisfying experience, but best of all is the visceral violence that is dished out by the severely miffed Bok-nam to her deserving victims, all that practice with the sickle digging up potatoes not going to waste.

poe426 BEDEVILLED is one of those harshly realistic dramatic movies that makes an in-your-face statement that leaves you squirming uncomfortably in your seat, while at the same time being a picture-perfect example of how to make a movie. I can't recall a single filmmaking flaw. The location(s) and the cinematography are stunning, as are the performances. The direction is as solid as the material. It's uncomfortably voyeuristic, but it's also the kind of Timely motion picture that every mental health care provider and therapist in the world should recommend to their patients. There are lessons to be learned here. (Here in the U.$., the solution to the problem of mental health care has been to simply INCARCERATE the mentally ill; an Age Old but apparently still preferable method of dealing with a problem most bureaucracies don't want to be bothered wit...) With the instances of rape in the U.$. Military hovering around the 30,000 mark, even the Armed Forces might benefit from a screening or two...

Peter Pluymers My conclusion is that I was staring practically 90% of the movie to the bottom of the screen. My lack of knowledge of the Korean language made me look at the subtitles all that time. Something I almost never do while watching a movie.The film itself wasn't that spectacular anyway. The story itself is filled with emotions. A psychologically and physically abused woman on an island with a retarded probably by inbred stricken family. A city girl who goes on a mandatory vacation and visits the island again. Her grandparents lived there and she met a girl called Bok-nam there in those days. She notices however that Bok-nam is a plaything in the hands of the men and a willing slave for the older women. The cry for help to get her out of that situation, stays unanswered. Hae-won reacts quite indifferent. The situation tilts when Bok-nam's daughter is killed in an outburst of rage of the husband. This is the start of a killing spree where no one is spared.Visually it looks alright. The surroundings and atmosphere on the island. The two women act amazingly well. These are strong character roles that touch the viewer emotionally. The rest of the cast are balancing between "not very bad" to "terribly bad". Especially the men sometimes play a truly abominable bad role. The massacre is quite soft and feels a bit outdated. The images reminded me of "The last house on the left" from 1977. Not in terms of content but in terms of the visual aspect.I wouldn't call it Horror. It's rather a psychological thriller in which the end it is totally over the top and fairly nonsensical. All in all, not a movie that blew me away by or impressed me.More reviews at http://opinion-as-a-moviefreak.blogspot.be/