Concrete Utopia

If George Orwell had had a career stint as a Korean estate agent, this is the kind of story he might have turned out.

It's a powerful movie, very well-made and well-directed with a contemporary resonance.

Though the humor and acting in “Concrete Utopia” can occasionally feel broad, Lee’s viscerally monstrous performance grounds a high-stakes drama.

This polished, character-driven drama is a whole lot of movie, in both good and bad ways.

While the film lacks the originality of many of the films it tries to emulate, it’s still a solidly crafted reminder of the absurdly tragic fate that our current housing system appears to be guiding us towards.

“Concrete Utopia” is more ambitious than its execution, but nonetheless sustains its suspense with an emotional journey into the depths of what scarcity can do to humanity.

There are no black and white morals here and human nature itself is laid bare at its best, but mostly its worst.

As allegories go, it is a bit heavy-handed, but Um's totalising vision in terms of imagery, soundscape and performances can't be faulted.

At its most political, Concrete Utopia finds the fascist project essentially anti-life and destined for a systemic collapse.

Eom's supple film shows the best and worst of human nature, often displayed by the same people