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Bad Guy (1937) Rank 5 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Bad Guy (1937) a score of 2.4193 out of 4

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Film 247.net

From his first encounter with college student Sun-hwa (the excellent Seo Won), she becomes the object of his incessant gaze. ...read the complete Bad Guy movie review at Film 247.net

DVD Talk (Ian Jane)

While I was disappointed in the transfer and that one glaring subtitle omission really pissed me off, Bad Guy is a great film and at least this DVD from Life Size isn't barebones. Kim ki-duk continues to make interesting and challenging films and it's ...read the complete Bad Guy movie review at DVD Talk (Ian Jane)

The Films of Edward L. Cahn

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DVDBeaver

This may well be one of the most perverted love stories ever. Han-ki is the local tough guy in a red light district and as he one day sees Son-hwa, a collage student, look at him and smile, he has to have her. Kissing her, she returns his kiss with ...read the complete Bad Guy movie review at DVDBeaver

Exclaim!

A misguided attempt to illuminate the darker side of â��true love,â�� Bad Guy is an only okay foray into exploring the mind and stunted emotions of its eponymous anti-hero, Han-gi. ...read the complete Bad Guy movie review at Exclaim!

DVDRAMA

PrÃ©sentÃ©e au format respectÃ© 1.85 anamorphique compatible 4/3, lâ��image du DVD se prÃ©sente plutÃ´t bien. Le film baigne constamment dans une obscuritÃ© que la prÃ©cision des contrastes parvient Ã restituer sans trop de dÃ©fauts. Les tons rouges et ...read the complete Bad Guy movie review at DVDRAMA

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The Onion A.V. Club

Just before Kim Ki-duk, the former "bad boy" of Korean cinema, suddenly and shockingly reformed with the gentle Zen story-cycle Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... And Spring and the quirky romance 3-Iron, he fired off Bad Guy, the sort of provocation that ...read the complete Bad Guy movie review at The Onion A.V. Club

The Onion A.V. Club (Scott Tobias)

Somewhere past the halfway point, Bad Guy drifts off into a mysterious and obscure comment on fate, as Seo digs up pieces of a photograph on the beach and reconstructs them into a possible vision of her own future. But the film works best as a passionate ...read the complete Bad Guy movie review at The Onion A.V. Club (Scott Tobias)

DigitalVD.de (Oliver Anter)

In der Cine Magic Asia Collection von E-M-S erscheint mit â��Bad Guyâ�� ein besonderer Film aus SÃ¼dkorea, den Regisseur Kim Ki-Duk 2001 abgedreht hat. ...read the complete Bad Guy movie review at DigitalVD.de (Oliver Anter)

Boxoffice Magazine

When he first sees the lovely Han-ki (Jae-hyeon Jo) on a park bench with her boyfriend, Sun-hwa (Won Seo) simply grabs and kisses her violently; it takes the boyfriend and a half-dozen policemen to beat him off. Through a series of happenstances, Han-ki ...read the complete Bad Guy movie review at Boxoffice Magazine

CinemaZone.dk

Koreanske Ki-duk Kim er feministernes yndlingsaversion. Hans kvindelige karakterer (oftest prostituerede) er underlagt mÃ¦ndenes dominans og affinder sig med deres situation. Ja, de synes ofte ligefrem afhÃ¦ngige af den. SÃ¥dan er det i hans film Address ...read the complete Bad Guy movie review at CinemaZone.dk

Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)

Having achieved a fair amount of international success and attention with his last two films, Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter � and Spring and The Isle, South Korean director Kim Ki-duk is now in the position of having some of his back catalog released on U. ...read the complete Bad Guy movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)

Entertainment Weekly

Really, who needs a bad guy who's this guilty about being ...read the complete Bad Guy movie review at Entertainment Weekly

New York Post (V.A. Musetto)