A taxi driver stops for a stranded woman, not to help her but to murder her instead. Her fiancé just so happens to be a trained Secret Service agent who becomes obsessed with tracking down the man who carried out this atrocity.

Violent, yes, but with a brilliant script, beautiful cinematography and great acting.

There’s also a human element here with a tangible sense of loss and grief underscoring events.

After the two hollow Miike films I’ve just seen, I Saw The Devil is the perfect antidote.

4 out of 5 stars