Monster

2016 • 113 minutes

About this movie

Bok-Soon runs a street stall while taking care of her younger sister. Bok-Soon may not be the brightest girl but what she lacks in intelligence, she makes up for in uncontrollable rage. She's infamously known as the 'psycho bitch' in her neighborhood. Bok-Soon's relatively peaceful life with her sister is disrupted when they cross paths with a serial killer named Tae-Soo. Tae-Soo kills Bok-Soon's sister because she may have stumbled upon the truth of his murderous lifestyle. Bok-Soon's rage consumes her completely, leading her to plot her revenge on Tae Soo. Meanwhile, Tae-Soo vows to tie up his only loose end—Bok-Soon. Bok-Soon’s descent into revenge and electrifying struggle with Tae-Soo culminates in a riveting conclusion. Who will emerge alive—hot-blooded Bok-Soon or cold-hearted Tae-Soo?

Ratings and reviews

Who is the audience for this movie? I've seen thousands of films in my lifetime and I cannot fathom why this film was ever made...let alone receiving a 4.5 star collective review on this site. My gosh...Did people find this "entertainiing" or "enjoyable"? It is not, not in the least. The story is reprehensible as all throughout it a child and an intellectually challenged girl are the target of a sociopath's desire to kill them. Oh and this socio - or is psychopath? - is a serial killer who was locked in closets as a young boy. There's no need to see a film with this storyline, unless you enjoy seeing children strangled and a mentally challenged girl get beaten senseless. Sure it's well made and professionally done, but so what when it's just a sickening story with no redeeming quality.

It's an interesting concept but poorly executed. Lee Min Ki does his job well as usual, but you can't make a movie by yourself. For a handsome guy he plays such evil characters quite well. The focus should have been to develop him more and add more purpose to the pottery. Maybe a couple of murders and the adding of pots. The wall of pots was already full! I know there has to be a victim seeking revenge that we must relate to. Unfortunately, that's where it goes left. The character Bok- Soon is so poorly acted that she becomes annoying almost. She's over top, exaggerated. I've seen several actors play special need characters very well but not this time. Also, Bok- Soon's sister serves no purpose. The little girl and Tae-Soo's step mother are pretty good. If you like Lee Min Ki, watch it, but forgive everyone else. All 3 stars are for him.

The movie just did not hold together. The story was so predictable that i could see when the actors were going to cry again during the movie. It is just full of cheezy sentiment.