A cute little dark comedy about some people and some dogs. Yun-ju is unhappy with his unemployment and starts taking it out on yapping dogs, but starts coming to terms with things when he loses a dog and gets help from an empathetic woman.

Most of the film takes place in and around an apartment complex which offers lots of great shots. Together with a jazzy score this sets a nice tone through the whole movie. Bong Joon-ho is really a master at making these dark comedies that are somehow feel-good movies at the same time.

This was not only Bong's debut, but also Doona Bae's breakthrough performance. She has that allure of a manic pixie dream girl, but is allowed to steal this story and make it as much about her character's development as it is about the male protagonist's.

A very strange little beast this. It follows how a group of unrelated people come together with dogs or missing dogs. Its a black comedy with no real plot, so it comes down to the moments to propel Barking Dogs Never Bite. As funny as it can be, the lack of defined structure hurts the film. Still as a film from Joon Ho Bong, you can see where it all began and that alone is worth the price of admission.

First full-length film from Bong Joon-ho. Overall, it's an absurd little film about a selfish academic and a bored young woman stuck in a rut. There isn't much of a story here, just a string of unusual events- most of which involve dogs somehow. The film's selling point is its off-kilter, dark sense of humor. I watched it just because I'm a huge fan of Memories of Murder and Mother and I was glad to see some flashes of brilliance that indicate much better work from Bong in the future (in particular, the "Boiler Kim" scene and the rooftop hero scene).

Not recommended to anyone who is sensitive to violence against animals. Highly recommended if you hate dogs or enjoy eating them.

A strange stew...

A reasonably interesting movie which skitters around a bit much sometimes, sort of entwining seemingly unrelated threads as the story unravels, and ultimately wrapping up tidily by the end... sort of. If you're a dog lover, steer clear.... there's some nastiness directed toward "man's best friend" here. Pffft... yeah, right... like the three little yappers on my same floor in my apartment building. Watch Barking Dogs Never Bite and then you'll understand why I checked this out. Stick to lizards for pets.

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A cute little dark comedy about some people and some dogs. Yun-ju is unhappy with his unemployment and starts taking it out on yapping dogs, but starts coming to terms with things when he loses a dog and gets help from an empathetic woman.

Most of the film takes place in and around an apartment complex which offers lots of great shots. Together with a jazzy score this sets a nice tone through the whole movie. Bong Joon-ho is really a master at making these dark comedies that are somehow feel-good movies at the same time.

This was not only Bong's debut, but also Doona Bae's breakthrough performance. She has that allure of a manic pixie dream girl, but is allowed to steal this story and make it as much about her character's development as it is about the male protagonist's.

How bizzarely boring but still really interesting! Man, Joon-ho Bong can take you on an emotional ride

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A great first outing from director Joon-ho Bong, who shows he has style and substance right out of the gate in this offbeat dark comedy.

Sung-jae Lee does a fine job as a doormat assistant teacher who goes the extreme to stop a barking dog in his apartment complex.

Doona Bae is adorable and plays a similar character to the lead in The Host; Sleepy, disheveled, simple yet lovable daydreamer.

Interesting twist on the theme of an everyday person doing something mistakenly terrible and having karma play its course.

Having enjoyed his later movies, I wanted to check out Joon-ho Bong's debut feature, which feels very much like a Bong movie.

There's the characteristic black humor, mixed with some slightly scary scenes. I am not a dog lover, but I was still a little bit disturbed by some scenes. So I definitely do not recommend dog lovers to watch this movie.

At first I wasn't sure how the two main storylines would cross each other, but when they did it was very satisfying. There are also other subplots that didn't seem to amount to much, but by the end they serve the plot in a big way. So in general I like the plot structure.

This is not as great as his later movies, but it's a good debut feature.