No Other Choice

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"No Other Choice proves to be a fantastic piece of art with superb tonal control and dedicated performances that solidify Park Chan-wook's return to the style that defines him.

It's a painfully entertaining analysis of a man driven to madness by corporate greed and social pressure, and a courageous, violent, hysterical look at how dysfunctional our world has become.

In the end, the film isn't just about a man who lost his job but a voracious critique of the madness of a system that teaches us to kill the rivalry, literally or figuratively, and the human cost of that survival game."

Rating: A-

They say that Imitation is the highest form of flattery, and, arguably, that might be true but only when the imitation works. When it doesnt, the result is more of a pale wannabe clone, and thats precisely the problem with this latest release from writer-director Park Chan-wook. This dark comedy essentially seeks to be this years equivalent to the Oscar-winning South Korean offering Parasite (Gisaengchung) (2019) from filmmaker Bong Joon-ho. But, try as it might, No Other Choice is no Parasite not by a long shot. The edgy humor that made this films predecessor successful was grounded in its skillful handling, knowing just how far to push the bounds of propriety and absurdity without going overboard while still being able to evoke nervous ...