No Other Choice Reviews

I’ll be honest, I was in between meh and liked.

I had enormous expectations but I think this film wasn’t just made for me, I think it’s made for a different type of public.

Cinematography was nice, on point, a lot of split shots.

I feel like pacing was an issue for me, very slow moments, followed by very quick spontaneous moments.

Color was nice and pleasant.

But to be honest, the trailer excited me so much, and I thought it would have that snappy feel that it showed, and it didn’t, unfortunately for me, it didn’t satisfy.

That’s just me though.

Basically tells you the economy sucks, yet you find yourself with a job and are content being apart of the system.

Incredible stunning, a mastery of storytelling!

this movie deserved more recognition, i love tragicomedy’s and this was so beautifully done, lee byung hun u deserved that nomination!!!

it was good!

Park has done it again, not as good as parasite cuz only 1 main character, but unreal story (adapted), acting, score, visuals. Audibly laughed at times, was on the edge of my seat, shaking my head. He knows how to portray human experience and extremes people will go. So good.

Weird

i get it, im also unemployed and really autistic about paper

This was great. I love how the director is not afraid to go there and the ending felt earned and meaningful. It’s a social commentary on how the workplace chews you up and spits you out—and how much of our identity and materialistic aspirations become tied up in that. Watch it. It’s good.

A desperate job seeker decides the fastest way to employment is murdering his competition. No Other Choice is a Korean dark comedy with a sharp premise, strong visuals, and a light touch despite its grim idea. Not an Oscar play, but smart and entertaining. 8/10

A topical comedy of errors. A gorgeous looking, masterfully edited, briskly paced dark comedy that takes some jabs at this unemployment-inflicted society that places higher value on the use of AI or keeping a demeaning job over real physical and mental interaction with a human.

the character work, encapsulating story, and cinematography that had shots so good they actually managed to capture lee byung-hun’s beauty, this movie was soooo good i loved it as someone who knew nothing going into it. def checking out more of park chan-wook

not really my taste.

Best movie of this year. Absolute cinema.

Bumbling dipshit is too proud to do anything other than work in the Korean paper industry and struggles to find work until he takes matters into his own hands, telling himself he has no other choice.

I feel like “in between meh and like”. It feels uneventful and not as moving as I hoped. It’s highly liked so I was expecting something crazy but it kind of just ended.

I got into this thinking it will either create some tension or make it comedy of errors, but it went towards a tone of subtle dark humor and social commentary on modern economy. Pacing was all over the place, but it had a few moments. I’m not the right audience for this ig.

Did the film a disservice by watching it on the plane so that may have skewed my perception of the film. Thought it was a bit slow and story didn’t feel as engaging as I thought it would. The visuals and acting is really good.