Its no cinematic universe, but its something, and there are moreOldboysthan most would probably realize.
When the adaptations dont work, they do prove interesting in their failures, to some extent.
Therefore, the story surroundingZindais arguably the most interesting part.
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It was an Indian filmreleased in 2006 with immediate striking similaritiesto bothOld Boythe manga series andOldboythe 2003 movie.
There are plenty ofother great Indian action moviesout there to watch before considering something likeZinda.
Know it exists, feel temporarily confused by said existence, then move on.
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Narratively, its the same old story (literally!
), but it does emphasize some parts ofOld Boymore than others.
Its probably Brolins worst lead performance to date, because hes usually quite good.
Obsessed with vengeance, a man sets out to find out why he was kidnapped and locked into solitary confinement for twenty years without reason.
But its otherwise generally hard to find too many nice things to say about this one.
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