Squid Game star Lee Byung-hun leads the upcoming black comedy No Other Choice, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Park Chan-wook (The Handmaiden). The film has achieved a rare 100 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes from 17 reviews after its premiere at the Venice International Film Festival.
Lee plays Man-soo, a newly unemployed paper industry expert whose life with his wife Mi-ri (Son Ye-jin) and their two children is shattered when he is unexpectedly fired. After being rejected by another company, Man-soo resolves to eliminate his competition at any cost.
Critics have heaped praise on the film. Time Out called it “a masterful work of cinema which might well be Chan-wook’s masterpiece,” comparing it favourably to Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite. The BBC described it as “not just Park's funniest film, but his most humane, too.”
Variety labelled the film a “masterclass in controlled chaos” and “deliriously entertaining,” while Loud and Clear Reviews noted Lee Byung-hun is “superb” in the dark comedy-thriller. Next Best Picture praised its “ridiculous look at what happens when the system pushes a person to the very edge of desperation.”
No Other Choice does not yet have an international release date, but fans of Squid Game and South Korean thrillers are advised to keep it on their radar.
