I Saw the Devil

I SAW THE DEVIL (2010) - Sept. 15, 2010
A well made but seriously flawed film about a cop (or a secret agent or something -- it's never really made clear) who seeks elaborate vengeance when his fiancee is murdered.  My main problem with this film is the ludicrous choice the character makes of catching the killer and then letting him go so that he can catch him again (in an effort to make him suffer as much as possible -- as if there is no other way than an ill-conceived catch-and-release plan to make a man suffer).  I never bought for a second that any even remotely intelligent person would make such a stunningly stupid decision -- an act I found so irrational that it took me out of the movie.  Aside from that the film was well made and definitely had its moments, but it was a bit overlong and it dragged in parts.  But ultimately, I just couldn't buy into the ridiculous premise.  **