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Lies (Gojitmal)

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Lies (Gojitmal) reviews
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5.7 User Score:

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Based on 15 critic reviews
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Drama

Written by: Sun-Woo Jang
Jung-Il Chang (novel)

Directed by: Sun-Woo Jang

Release Date:
Theatrical: November 17, 2000
DVD: January 15, 2002

Running Time: 112 minutes, Color

Origin: South Korea

Language(s): Korean (with English subtitles)

Summary

RATING: Not rated

Starring Sang Hyun Lee, Tae Yeon Kim, Hye Jin Jeon, and Hyun Joo Choi

In South Korea, an affair begin between two individuals who meet through a personal ads. J (Lee) is 38-year-old married man and Y (Kim) is a young girl of 18 who wants to lose her virginity. As things progress, the two find themselves in the realms of obssession and sadomasochism.

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

100

Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman

Someone has finally done it -- made a sexually explicit feature that is also a genuine and harrowing work of erotic drama.

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75

New York Post V.A. Musetto

When all is said and done, Lies is just good, dirty fun.

70

TV Guide Ken Fox

Surprisingly intimate, full of sly humor and, believe it or not, an odd sort of tenderness.

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70

Village Voice J. Hoberman

At once distanced and heedless, Lies manages to be lighter and less pretentious than any description suggests. The movie's playful aspect can't be denied.

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68

Mr. Showbiz Kevin Maynard

A witty, if overextended, take on pornography.

67

Austin Chronicle Marc Savlov

It's a film so filled with sex and violence that many critics have derided it as nothing short of hardcore porn.

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50

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sean Axmaker

An uninvolving film.

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50

Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas

A work of honesty and artistic integrity that nonetheless will be difficult to watch for many viewers.

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40

LA Weekly Manohla Dargis

If Lies were better, the most obvious point of reference would be "In the Realm of the Senses," but the filmmaking isn't good enough to warrant such comparison, and the ideas are half-baked.

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40

Film.com Gregg Lachow

The sex we see in Lies does not feel in any way enticing; the protagonists are left seeming pathetic by the end of the film, and few viewers are likely to go scavenging for sticks after leaving the theater.

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40

The New York Times A.O. Scott

The daring but only partly successful Korean film Lies is built around voyeurism.

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38

New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman

The truth about Lies is that it's a case of art-house porn being more porn than art.

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25

Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt

This sexually explicit South Korean drama aims more to jolt than to illuminate, but it illustrates an aspect of Asian cinema that globally minded moviegoers should know about as films from that region take on more international prominence.

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20

Variety David Stratton

Has nothing much to say.

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0

San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle

In slightly less than 1,000 years, the competition for worst film of the third millennium will be fierce. Yet the smart money may well be on the Korean art film Lies.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 5.7 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

jocutus gave it a0:
I have NO WORDS!

a b gave it a9:
On the scale of erotic-strange, nearly perfect arthouse.

robert h. gave it a5:
If i had made this film i'd be embarrassed....and not because of the sex. pretty bad.

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