Barking Dogs Never Bite
2000
**½
Director: Bong Joon-ho
Cast: Lee Sung-jae, Bae Doona, Kim Ho-jung, Byun Hee-bong, Go Soo-hee, Kim Roi-ha, Kim Jin-goo
While a jobless college lecturer loses patience with his neighbour's barking dog, he is drawn to a young woman who works as a janitor in his apartment complex. Bong Joon-ho's films often mix tense drama, offbeat humour, and social commentary. Sometimes he gets the balance right (Parasite) and sometimes he doesn't (Memories of Murder). His directorial debut is a tonal mess and it features almost exclusively unpleasant characters.
