Critic Reviews for Parasite on Moviebuff.com

Funny, disturbing, and heartbreaking all at once, Parasite finds Joon-ho in top form as a storyteller, delivering a film like no other this year.

Sandy Schaefer, Screen Rant

Bong Joon-ho’s bizarre black comedy about a rich Korean family and a poor one in a modern-day Downton Abbey situation gets its tendrils in you

Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

With an insightful and searing exploration of human behavior, ‘Parasite’ is a masterfully crafted film that is a definite must watch

Sreeparna Sengupta, The Times of India

Parasite offers a cleverly paced, thoroughly entertaining blend of sumptuous visuals and wickedly dark humour.

Prahlad Srihari, First Post

A dazzling satire on the class divide, engulfed in beguiling charm.

Namrata Joshi, The Hindu

Parasite” tells the story of a poor family and a rich family.

Hunter Johnson, Cedars

Be prepared to burst into compulsive applause throughout the movie as holding in your excitement will feel unthinkable.

Luke Hicks, Film School Rejects

I have watched Parasite twice, and I want to say, simply, unequivocally-it is a terrific film.

Craig Thornton, WWNY-TV

The South Korean filmmaker outdoes himself with this cutting, caustic tale of class warfare between the haves and the have-nots.

Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Bong Joon-ho delivers a brilliant and devastating electric shock of economic anxiety

David Ehrlich, Indiewire

It’s a tragicomic masterclass that will get under your skin and eat away at your cinematic soul.

Mark Kermode, The Guardian

Bong Joon Ho gives you a very clear picture of the Korean society.

Nairita Mukherjee, India Today

Korean auteur Bong Joon-ho is on excoriating form in his exceptional pitch-black tragicomedy about social inequality in modern Korea.

Jessica Kiang, Variety

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Pooja Pande, BookMyShow

"People who have suffered have more colorful personalities than people who haven't."

Bob Garver, Kiowa County Press

Parasite is such a pleasure, a film that unabashedly takes the audience along for a twisty, twisted ride and gets under your skin.

Jason Gorber, Slash Film

f you’ve never watched a foreign film before, start with Parasite. It’ll blow your mind.

Rajeev Masand, BookMyShow

The pressure is imperceptible until, quite suddenly, it’s insurmountable.

Arleigh Rodgers, The Ithacan

Worlds clash in Bong Joon-ho’s masterful dark satire of class divide.

Moira Macdonald, The Seattle Times

It’s the intricately crafted and universal social commentary that truly resonates in our modern times.

Tom Beasley, Flickering Myth

Parasite is a sensational masterpiece, the first great film of the new decade.

Rohan Naahar, Hindustan Times

Still, will Parasite: Black-And-White Edition add to the enviable money pot generated by its colourful, cinematic sibling? Definitely.

George Nash , Flickering Myth

“Parasite” is unquestionably one of the best films of the year. Just trust me on this one.

Brian Tallerico, Roger Ebert

The South Korean class warfare thriller is already a massive hit. No disagreement here.

Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune

“Parasite” did something that no other foreign-language, foreign-produced “international” film had ever done

Bob Garver, The Waunakee Tribune

Bong Joon-ho’s historic international breakthrough receives a superlative Blu-ray package, though it inadvertently calls attention to Criterion’s slowness in pivoting to UHD.

Sam C Mac, Slant Magazine

When you realize that the Parasite in question may not just be Ki-taek’s family, but Mr. Park’s as well is when Joon-ho own grand plan gloriously comes to light.

Gregory Ellwood, Collider

A subtle and subversive depiction of class.

Shalini Langer, Indian Express