Michael Ledo Joe (Josh Brolin) is an ad man and not a nice person. He is a womanizer, bully , lousy husband or ex-husband, and a lousy father to his 3 year old daughter. One night Joe wakes up imprisoned in a room. He has a TV and discovers his ex-wife was raped and killed as his DNA is all over the place. Joe was framed, but remains imprisoned by Samuel L. Jackson. Weirdly Joe is set free and engages in a cat and mouse game of life and death. He meets Marie (Elizabeth Olsen) who aids him on his quest.This is an oddly conceived film, reminding me of parts of superior films. The audience attempts to figure out what is happening and are given no clues. We find out when Joe finds out. The climax was anti-climatic and Joe's response was overly dramatic and out of character.Okay quirky rentalParental Guide: F-bomb, sex, nudity (Elizabeth Olsen)

dsuneps I was casually scrolling the IMDB Top 250 and minding my own business when I stopped at Oldboy (2003) - a few moments later, I jumped on the movie, which, by mistake, turned out to be this American remake of the 2003 film (who could've known that Americans are going to make a remake exactly 10 years later??) - and I was not disappointed!Without seeing the original film (and not knowing any spoilers), I was entertained through the whole film. I imagine people seeing the original movie and knowing the amazing plot could leave bad reviews, but if you don't know what's going on, then this movie just works.Bottomline, beware if you have seen the original (2003), and if you haven't, expect a thrilling ride on this 2013 remake of the original.

GP This is my first movie review and I felt this must be wrote after just finishing the movie. I find myself still in an odd state that's hard to describe, a bit of disbelief mixed with a touch of what-the-hell followed by silence. I was curious what others thought so I looked up the movie on here and was astounded by the number of 1-3 star ratings. The number one critique seems to be that it was not on par with the original.Being honest, going into this movie I never heard of this movie nor the original. I watched it because it had Elizabeth Olsen and my expectations really weren't that high going in.I enjoy movies that take you on a roller coaster of emotions which I definitely found true in this movie. I felt both Josh Brolin and Elizabeth Olsen delivered great performances. Maybe I don't have the developed palate, to say, to find this movie as horrendous as the other reviewers, most of whom I assume highly praise and review Sundance Film Festival movies as "Graceful style with complex earthy tones of sage, a flutter of tobacco and the faintest soupcon of pencil lead flavors, which focus and gain intensity on the finish."I strongly suggest giving this movie a chance, and apparently, make sure to watch this one before you watch the original or you're sure to be let down.

Sudeep Sagar I haven't watched the old version of it and all so, I can't really compare. What I do know for sure is that the ending is REALLY WEIRD. LEGIT WEIRD. It's so weird that I regret watching the movie now. So please think twice.Actually no, just don't watch it, please.I am sorry Oldboy fans.