A young woman working a mundane job dreams of overnight fame as a vigilante hero. A professor struggling to make ends meet dreams landing a coveted job with a tenure track. When the latter eventually cracks, taking his frustrations out on his neighbor’s dog, the former finds an opportunity to make her dreams come true.
[Unrated]
A hard one to categorize and maybe not the easiest sell on Netflix, but bear with me here. It’s the first movie by Bong Joon-Ho, one of the best filmmakers out there right now, and a lot of what made his later efforts great is what makes this one stand out. Really well-made, a lot of fun despite the grim subject matter, comes with a good, dark sense of humor, and it’s just plain different, which is more than I can say of most movies I come across. If anything, it’s as good a reason as any to acquainted with the great Bong Joon-Ho.
It doesn’t have any reviews on Rotten Tomatoes for some reason, so you’re just gonna have to trust me on this one.
WATCH IT NOW
Or how about another COMEDY, one without all those subtitles getting in the way?
Or maybe another DRAMA, one that has some actual reviews going for it?
