After many adventures and a thousand difficulties and a thousand women (to put Carlo Verdone) I managed to recover this in my opinion beautiful Korean thrillers of the late 90 As I have said more than once the detective or thriller being my favorite genre I could not and I did not let me miss this Olgami. The film who does not can only label thriller (it is especially in the last 40 minutes) but is primarily a drama, a tragedy caused by a crazy mother-in-law of jealousy and morbidity The plot has no particular ambitions and from the start you know where you will go next, but I have to admit that are inserted some very sensitive topics and why not even plausible, such as incest, but without excess or exaggeration. The acting (apart from an excellent know-jeong Yun very, very partially) is not at the highest levels, but it can fly, the the film stands still alone. Of note is Ji-Woo Choi who plays the part of his son's wife, my mom how beautiful, (to resent me a girl so) can not deny that during the movie to see suffer the oppression by the mother-in-law I could not help but think: "But how do you deal with an angel so bad?" Lastly let me say this: that of many thriller / Korean Drama viewed this I can count as one of my favorites, and I prefer it to Hush (Gwyneth Paltrow), the American version of Olgami and many other Korean thriller released in the period. Sifting through the web I found out that was released in 1999 directed a remake titled Gumyeong though by another director. Certainly to recover!
... View MoreI enjoyed very much Olgami. A sharp script, great acting, beautiful photography, punctual soundtrack. The movie looks like the explanation of a mathematical theorem about feelings, and it works very well. Not a single boring instant, a fluid narration with some brilliant moments of high tension and suspense, the sane respect of the logic. Some directors should study from this movie the grammar of the cinema: not a single shot is unnecessary or wrong. A standing ovation to So-Jeong Yun, who played the mother: she is able to scare us just with a glance. A critics could be appointed only on the acting of the young friend of Su-Jin, just a little bit forced, but the whole result is considerable.
... View More"Olgami" offers nothing innovative. Actually, one is able to forsee everything that is going to happen in this "mad mother-in-law"-thriller. However, the whole thing is done in a highly entertaining and rather suspenseful manner. There's the son who has an almost incestuous relationship with his caring mother. Now this son is marrying a young, beautiful girl and lives with her at his mother's house. The mother is furious and tries to kick the intruder out. Soon, a full fledged psycho war evolves between the two women.Well, basically it's "Fatal Attraction" within the family. Everyone who enjoys a good thriller will probably like it. And the incest (although it's only hinted at - especially in a disturbing shower scene ... "open your legs") adds a little spice to the plot. Being slightly generous, I'd rate it7/10
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