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- 2001
- Not Rated
- Subway Cinema
- 1 h 50 m
- 2001
- Not Rated
- Subway Cinema
- 1 h 50 m
Summary An idle part-time college lector is annoyed by the yapping sound of a near-by dog. He decides to take drastic action.
Directed By: Bong Joon Ho
Written By: Ji-ho Song, Derek Son Tae-woong, Bong Joon Ho
- 2001
- Not Rated
- Subway Cinema
- 1 h 50 m
- 2001
- Not Rated
- Subway Cinema
- 1 h 50 m
Barking Dogs Never Bite
66
5.9
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Summary An idle part-time college lector is annoyed by the yapping sound of a near-by dog. He decides to take drastic action.
Directed By: Bong Joon Ho
Written By: Ji-ho Song, Derek Son Tae-woong, Bong Joon Ho
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
66
71% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
29% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
66
71% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
29% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Barking Dogs Never Bite is uneven, unnecessarily provocative, and exhausts its central premise long before the closing credits, but it’s invigorating to watch regardless. After all, Bong is just doing what New Wave artists do: experimenting, breaking rules, showing off.
Director Bong’s on song for his dark debut. A little rough around the edges, Barking Dogs Never Bite still delivers the blackest comedy lightened by some thrilling filmmaking, a clear calling card for Parasite. Caninophiles beware.
Charmingly quirky.
While the slender idea feels stretched at feature length and fails to brings its themes of societal chaos together in a fully cohesive way, the film is fresh and lively enough to score further festival bookings, particularly at events devoted to new talent.
Bong's debut is not all it could be, but any film that has a line as hilariously warped as "Jesus, that thing's hairy" deserves some recognition.
All squeamishness aside, this just isn’t a very pleasant film in general. There’s not a single sympathetic character in the bunch, except for maybe Hyun-nam and she’s a lazy bore. Everyone else is just plain, well, mean. For all the brilliance in some of its action scenes, this sluggish flick feels like a stretched out graduate thesis film.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 19 User Ratings
5.9
53% Positive
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
42% Mixed
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5% Negative
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User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 19 User Ratings
5.9
53% Positive
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
42% Mixed
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
5% Negative
1 Rating
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Production Company
CJ Entertainment,
Cinema Service,
Uno Film
Release Date May 27, 2001
Duration 1 h 50 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Awards
Slamdance Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Munich Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Hong Kong International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
