The defence The Prestige Tourist
“Ambition earns the room.”
The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.
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Bad Guy
Drama · Thriller · Romance · 2002
A pimp enforcer takes revenge on a woman who rejected his advances by tricking her into prostitution, but complications arise.
Movie details
Bad Guy
“Trapped in a world of pleasure and pain...”
2002 Drama · Thriller · Romance 1h 42m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
6.6 / 10
10.9K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
45 %
Tomatometer
Metacritic
49 / 100
Metascore
TMDB
6.5 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
A pimp enforcer takes revenge on a woman who rejected his advances by tricking her into prostitution, but complications arise.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Bad Guy?
For the defence
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
Nearby on the taste map.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Kim Ki-duk
Written by
Kim Ki-duk
Cho Jae-hyun
Han-ki
Seo Won
Sun-hwa
Kim Yun-tae
Jung-tae
Choi Deok-moon
Myeong-su
Choi Yoon-young
Hyun-ja
S
Shin Yoo-jin
Min-jung
Kim Jung-young
Eun-hye
Court is in session
Put Bad Guy on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Importance has entered the chat.”
The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.