Squid Game star's 'masterful' next movie gets rare Rotten Tomatoes score

Squid Game star Lee Byung-hun is the lead of an upcoming black comedy fans won’t want to miss.

Not only is it helmed by acclaimed director Park Chan-wook (The Handmaiden), but it’s scored rave reviews after its recent premiere at the Venice International Film Festival.

The film has even achieved a coveted 100 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes from an impressive 17 reviews, indicating one of the best films of the year is about to hit screens.

No Other Choice stars Lee as Man-soo, a newly unemployed paper industry expert whose life with his wife Mi-ri (played by Son Ye-jin) and their two children is shattered when he’s unexpectedly fired.

After suffering another humiliation when he’s rejected by another company, Man-soo resolves to eliminate his competition at any cost.

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While the film unfortunately doesn’t have a release date for its international premiere just yet, No Other Choice is certainly one for fans of Squid Game and other South Korean thrillers to keep on their radar.

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Time Out made the bold claim that the film could be even better than Bong Joon-ho’s Best Picture winning film Parasite in their five-star review.

“With humour blacker than black bean noodles, the film is a masterful work of cinema which might well be Chan-wook’s masterpiece,” they wrote.

“And given this is the man who directed The Handmaiden that’s saying a lot.”

Loud and Clear Reviews raved: “Lee Byung-hun is superb in Park Chan-wook's dark comedy-thriller No Other Choice, which smartly warns us against our impending loss of humanity.”

The BBC said: “No Other Choice isn't just Park's funniest film, but his most humane, too – and that's quite something for a comedy as violent as this one.”

While Variety called the film a “masterclass in controlled chaos” and “deliriously entertaining” in their ecstatic review.

They added: “[No Other Choice is] the latest exhibit in the mounting body of evidence suggesting Park Chan-wook may be the most elegant filmmaker alive.”

Finally, Next Best Picture said: “No Other Choice blends mismatched tones and genre hallmarks in a way that’s typical for Park and yet remains invigorating, leading to a ridiculous look at what happens when the system pushes a person to the very edge of desperation.”

Check out the recently released trailer if you’re still not convinced, and keep your eyes peeled for an official release date hopefully being announced soon.