It was hard to watch this Old Boy movie without comparing it to the original that came out eleven years ago. But I tried my best and gave it a shot. I just watched it as if Spike Lee made this original film that was nothing like any other he'd done before. I mean, I give Lee credit for stepping out. He has done a few films that if you didn't know it was him you'd think it was some new director. Films like The 25th Hour and Inside Man were incredible and unlike his other films except for that rolling camera thing he does. And yes he does it in this one and its silly.
And yes there will be spoilers.
Josh
Brolin's character is an asshole. Just totally unlikable until it
gets to the point where I don't even want him to win. You know what?
Fuck it. I'm comparing this to the old film. This movie holds your
hand throughout it so much that I actually said “Get locked up
already!” They show so much of him being a fuck up, bad
businessman, bad father, alcoholic, and terrible human being that by
the time he is taken and locked in that room for twenty years it
seems better for society.
