Brilliant gangster flick that any Scorsese fan would love. It also probably has the record for most baseball bats used as weapons, there is a huge insane fight scene. In-Seong Jo is stellar in the lead as a young gangster that's getting a movie based on his life, that ends up comprimising his job and everything else around him. Completely absorbing, often mesmerizing, and has the standard Korean unhappy ending.

Korean crime, street brawls and shit, OUYA.

Best use of Alan Parsons Project in film history.

A dirty carnival is an all-encompassing Korean gangster film which depicts the messy nature of gang-life and how fates can swiftly change. This is a film of many narratives and styles, just like Korean cinema as an entity has the tendency to provide something for everybody. Whether it is the main narrative, the meta-one where the protagonist's has a childhood friend who is making a film about gangsters, the love story or the bookending karaoke numbers which have a habit of collecting the intentions of the singer. While nothing is wrong with the film, per se, it would have benefitted immensely from a tighter script.

Watched for the “best of Korean cinema” article on soundonsight.org

Brilliant gangster flick that any Scorsese fan would love. It also probably has the record for most baseball bats used as weapons, there is a huge insane fight scene. In-Seong Jo is stellar in the lead as a young gangster that's getting a movie based on his life, that ends up comprimising his job and everything else around him. Completely absorbing, often mesmerizing, and has the standard Korean unhappy ending.

Subtle and brutal, A Dirty Carnival is another movie about nowadays gangsters and how they strugle in society. Subtle on how every aspect sucks you in into the story and brutal on how fast things happen. Funny how they managed to put so many interesting characters together without shadowing one or another.

It's not as good as Breathless (2008) and it's filled with cliché - traitions and dumb actions that eventually dooms the protagonists; for once I wish they'd drop it and give him a happy ending.

The way the romance blends with the gangster world is amazing, it simply pulls you in, thumbs up for that.

It's also nice to see how Jo In-seong is such a dedicated actor and not afraid to take carreer kiling roles like in A Frozen Flower (2008).

Not the best Korean film I have ever seen and is a clear contender for the worst. A little to sentimental for my tastes and quite disjointed. And the soundtrack, all that French accordion music, what was all that about.

I love the way how koreans can make films full of action and drama. It's so unique, original and superb. "A Dirty Carnival" it's a good example of this artistic ability.

A very thrilling crime movie with satisfying action. Brutal, compelling, and very bittersweet.