After being unemployed for several years, a man devises a unique plan to secure a new job: eliminate his competition.
Washington Post – “Here, [Park] takes a 1997 Donald E. Westlake novel, “The Ax,” and applies it to his home country with malice aforethought. The result is an entertainment that draws blood.” (full review here)
The Globe and Mail (Toronto) – “From beat to beat, it is impossible to predict where Park is going with this film. Best to just turn up the volume, and trust in the rhythm that Park has set for himself. Let him lead the dance.” (full review here)
New York Magazine (Vulture) – “Park’s ability to manipulate his imagery is something else entirely. His dissolves and overlays and intercutting are formal and sensual expressions of his great subject: that all of us are trapped in the same socio-economic and psychological nightmare.” (full review here)
