Quartile rating: 7.5/10 · 2 ratings
A young girl named Mija risks everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend - a massive animal named Okja.
Okja is a singular Bong Joon-ho film that blends blockbuster adventure with savage corporate satire and an unflinching look at the meat industry. Tilda Swinton and Paul Dano deliver memorably eccentric performances alongside Ahn Seo-hyun's heartfelt lead turn. The film's genre-defying tone — lurching from whimsy to horror to comedy — is distinctively Bong and hard to replicate, earning strong Novelty marks. The plot, while propulsive, follows a somewhat predictable rescue-mission arc and the ALF subplot strains credibility at points. Cinematography is competent and occasionally inspired but not a standout. The ending is emotionally honest but deliberately unresolved and bittersweet in a way that some find unsatisfying rather than profound.