Hi trevor, I also saw Sympathy for Lady Vengeance about a month or so ago. I don't know if it's just me, but if Old Boy, or the other one, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance weren't made, I'd have to say, I like this one best. Maybe because there's a female, and it's very stylish--very nice to look at--from that red/zebra room, and geum-ja's polka dot dress. Seems like Park Chan-wook was just enjoying himself with this one. He's not as serious as he was in the other two films...Also, I find this film less contrived than Old Boy, and more enjoyable than Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance. I guess I'm just sick of brutality...and I'm mellowing out... =D