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Undoing (2007)

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Reviews Counted:14

Fresh:4

Rotten:10

Average Rating:4.8/10

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: After a mysterious year-long absence, SAM returns to Los Angeles determined to find redemption for his past. He soon becomes intertwined with his old mentor DON, a retired gangster and VERA, the... After a mysterious year-long absence, SAM returns to Los Angeles determined to find redemption for his past. He soon becomes intertwined with his old mentor DON, a retired gangster and VERA, the lover he abandoned. As he tries to balance revenge with reconciliation he is drawn back into the shadowy world he left behind. A world of impossible desires, loneliness and isolation. Can Sam undo his mistakes before losing all that he came back to save? --© Indican Pictures [More]

Starring: Sung Kang, Kelly Hu, Russell Wong, Tom Bower

Starring: Sung Kang, Kelly Hu, Russell Wong, Tom Bower, Jose Zuniga, Leonardo Nam

Director: Chris Chan Lee

Director: Chris Chan Lee
Producer: Karin Chien, Sung Kang
Composer: Ceiri Torjussen
Studio: Indican Pictures

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10/18/08
Boxoffice Magazine

though it's marred by way too many film school editing tricks, it's still a gripping little tale

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
08/01/08
Don Willmott
Don Willmott
Filmcritic.com

UNDOING is a perfect example of how NOT to make an independent film.

Full Review Source: Sin Magazine | comment Comment
06/08/08
Austin Kennedy
Austin Kennedy
Sin Magazine

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02/12/08
Film Threat

... full of flashy visual flourishes %u2026 in fact, too full. What at first seems intriguing quickly becomes a problem, complicating an already unclear narrative.

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02/07/08
Andy Klein
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat

It's arty, murkily plotted and derivative of too many other movies.

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01/25/08
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles neo-noir meets multiformat video grit with varying degrees of success.

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01/24/08
Frako Loden
Frako Loden
L.A. Weekly

Undoing isn't a bad film; it's just not anything great or worth recommending.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
12/10/07
Eric Monder
Eric Monder
Film Journal International

There are too many plot twists and there's too little character development.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
12/05/07
Thelma Adams
Thelma Adams
New York Post

Undoing, by the writer and director Chris Chan Lee, buries a potentially haunting pulp thriller beneath flashy tics.

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12/05/07
Matt Zoller Seitz
Matt Zoller Seitz
New York Times
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Despite the fact that its style comes off as somewhat schizophrenic, Undoing is a film of remarkably direct emotions.

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12/05/07
Rob Humanick
Rob Humanick
Slant Magazine

[Director Chris Chan] Lee tries to innovate, but he relies on so many tricks -- woozy overexposures, rapid-fire slideshows -- that his movie looks like the product of a teenager playing with the camera on his new MacBook.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
12/04/07
Julia Wallace
Julia Wallace
Village Voice

The film is too short because the characters just aren't sufficiently developed, but even at a scant 90 minutes, it feels way too long.

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11/30/07
David Wiegand
David Wiegand
San Francisco Chronicle

[Director] Lee evokes the character of his varied Los Angeles environments, even if the human element feels as if it's been done -- and undone -- before.

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11/24/07
Peter Debruge
Peter Debruge
Variety
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A smidgen of originality lies in its being a noir film with Korean characters: others nothing new, but still a watchable gangster pic.

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11/23/07
Harvey S. Karten
Harvey S. Karten
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