Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- grotesque
- bleak
- disturbing
- late night horror viewing
- extreme cinema marathon
What critics said
The film's provocative revenge premise and grotesque shocks were recognized, but critics found its narrative baffling and its extremity insufficiently justified.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film is identified as a rape and revenge work and follows Kit through a series of murders connected to revenge.
The plot begins with Kit hunted for murders before the mystery behind his actions is progressively uncovered.
The critical reception specifically describes the film as baffling and grotesque, while its rape-and-revenge premise relies on disturbing shocks.
The production is a Hong Kong crime thriller from 852 Films and is classified within the rape-and-revenge tradition.
Films like Revenge: A Love Story, and why
I Spit on Your Grave
Shares the rape-and-revenge framework, brutal criminal violence, and bleak moral atmosphere.
Oldboy
Combines stylized revenge violence with mystery elements and psychologically disturbing subject matter.
The Chaser
Comparable for its grim crime-thriller intensity, grotesque shocks, and revenge-driven narrative.
Movie Details
- Director
- Wong Ching-Po
- Release Date
- 2010-12-02
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (45)
Cast
- Juno Mak
- Sora Aoi
- Tony Liu Tian-jue
- Chin Siu-Ho
- Wong Shu-Tong
- Tony Ho
- Derek Lam Ling-Yuen
- Candy Cheung Shuet-Kan
- Helen Suen Wai-Lin
- David Yu Tat-Chi
Common questions
- What is Revenge: A Love Story about?
- A hunted young murderer becomes the center of a grotesque Hong Kong mystery about sexual violence, retaliation, and the corrosive logic of revenge.
- What is Revenge: A Love Story like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Revenge: A Love Story as brisk, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Revenge: A Love Story violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Revenge: A Love Story as graphic.
- What did critics think of Revenge: A Love Story?
- The film's provocative revenge premise and grotesque shocks were recognized, but critics found its narrative baffling and its extremity insufficiently justified.
- Which films are like Revenge: A Love Story?
- Films with a similar feel include I Spit on Your Grave, Oldboy, and The Chaser.
- How long is Revenge: A Love Story?
- Revenge: A Love Story runs 90 minutes.
