The Frame

A man gets captured and put into a room for fifteen years (undergoing physical, but mostly psychological, torture) without ever being told why he’s been put there. When he’s suddenly let out, he devotes himself to finding out who put him there and why, and exacting revenge. This got put on a lot of top ten lists the year it came out, and is one of the best-reviewed Korean imports I’ve read about, but I was a bit concerned about what I’d heard about the level of violence (yeah, I watched it with my hand on the remote control)–really, though, it’s no bloodier than, say Kill Bill or Sin City. The conclusion was very unexpected, and yeah, okay, rather sick. In terms of a well-done crime/revenge thriller, it certainly is that. But it won’t be to all tastes.
Above Average