Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000) Flandersui gae (original title): An idle part-time college lecturer is annoyed by the yapping sound of a nearby dog. He decides to take drastic action. (7.0)
Director: Joon-ho Bong
Writers: Joon-ho Bong, Ji-ho Song, and Derek Son Tae-woong
Stars: Doona Bae, Sung-jae Lee and Hie-bong Byeon
Language: Korean (w/ English subtitles)
A dark comedy woven around the silly interactions between humans and dogs in the current Korean society. The story is laugh out loud hilarious at times. (Yeah, it transcends the on-screen Korean language, even though the translations feel like kind of short.) The story doesn't try to be cute or sentimental. The characters don't try to "do the right thing" and that shows the respect towards the intelligence of the audience. At the end we find out that the whole movie itself is a good look at the behavior of the human animal. A well-written and well directed movie. I liked it a lot. My Rating: 7.5
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