Save the Green Planet!
Koch Lorber Films | Release Date: April 20, 2005 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
70
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
Film ThreatBob Westal
May look like an ironic, jet black comedy -- and it succeeds brilliantly on that level -- but in it's sad and wistful heart, it's a completely sincere call for saving the Earth. Read full review
80
SalonAndrew O'Hehir
The best film in the alien attack, conspiracy theory, "Silence of the Lambs" rip-off, disgraced-cop drama, deranged circus wirewalker, anti-capitalist parable genre I've seen this year. Read full review
75
New York PostV.A. Musetto
Director-writer Jang Jun-hwan starts things off with a bang and never looks back, pushing up the excitement periodically. Read full review
75
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Very inventive, but stay away if you can't stomach over-the-top violence. Read full review
75
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Will thrill those who prefer their violence graphic and their comedy surreal. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleRuthe Stein
A very human story. Read full review
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jennie Punter
Certainly a bizarre kind of virtuoso filmmaking, but it does not feel precocious or burdened with too many ideas. Read full review
70
VarietyDerek Elley
Though certainly not to everyone's tastes, this looney-tunes pic about a deranged serial killer who thinks he's helping Earth by killing off supposed aliens works on a variety of levels, from gruesome slapstick comedy through social critique to genuinely chilling Grand Guignol. Read full review
70
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
Mad conspiracy rules in Korean writer-director Jang Jun-hwan's snazzy, playful, some-what gory, often hilarious, and generally unpredictable first feature. Read full review
70
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Ferociously entertaining. Read full review
67
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
All the furiousness doesn't really add up to anything, but there is grungy fun to be had in gizmo-laden art direction and the increasingly bizarre battle of wits of the weirdly warped South Korean sci-fi black comedy. Read full review
60
The New York TimesManohla Dargis
At once a sick comedy, a bile-raising thriller and a genre pastiche, Save the Green Planet is a welter of conflicting tones, dissonant moods and warring intentions. Read full review
60
The A.V. ClubNoel Murray
Has a free-ranging mood, mixing tragedy and comedy irregularly, but Jeong's film is equally free with genre, and entertains its audience openly before pouring on the astringent. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterRichard James Havis
Exists as a freaked-out drama rather than a parody. Read full review
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