{"id":31845,"date":"2025-10-14T01:00:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T05:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=31845"},"modified":"2025-10-14T01:08:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T05:08:29","slug":"no-other-choice-nyff-video-review-by-matthew-schuchman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=31845","title":{"rendered":"No Other Choice: NYFF Video Review by Matthew Schuchman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">\u00a9Courtesy of Neon<\/p>\n<p>While they&#8217;re so many film makers who have had careers filled with good films for prolonged periods, it&#8217;s still a rarity to create their best works of art further into their careers. Known for some of the early aughts most inventive and brilliant films, Park Chan-wook might have just dropped his masterpiece 33 years into his career.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the Donald Westlake book, The Ax, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/No_Other_Choice\">No Other Choice<\/a> follows Man-so, a 25 year veteran of the paper industry who finds himself out in the job market at the least expected moment. With the job hunt leading nowhere, Man-so finds himself on another type of hunt as he plans to take out his competition for upcoming jobs in the work of paper manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p>Park Chan-wook might have made instant classics like Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy, Thirst, The Handmaiden; just to name a few. But it is hard to look at No Other Choice and understand that he has outdone himself and released not just another instant classic, but one that might end up as the film to define his career.<\/p>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31882\" src=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/No-Other-Choice.png\" alt=\"No Other Choice \" width=\"900\" height=\"1306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/No-Other-Choice.png 900w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/No-Other-Choice-207x300.png 207w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/No-Other-Choice-706x1024.png 706w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/No-Other-Choice-768x1114.png 768w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/No-Other-Choice-696x1010.png 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Directed by<\/strong> : Park Chan-wook<br \/>\n<strong>Screenplay by<\/strong> : Park Chan-wook<br \/>\nDon McKellar<br \/>\nLee Kyoung-mi<br \/>\nLee Ja-hye<\/p>\n<p><strong>Based on The Ax :<\/strong> by Donald Westlake<\/p>\n<p><strong>Starring : <\/strong>Lee Byung-hun<br \/>\nSon Ye-jin<br \/>\nPark Hee-soon<br \/>\nLee Sung-min<br \/>\nYeom Hye-ran<br \/>\nCha Seung-won<\/p>\n<p>Cinematography : Kim Woo-hyung<\/p>\n<p><strong>Distributed by<\/strong> : CJ Entertainment<\/p>\n<p><strong>Release dates<\/strong>\u00a0 : September 24, 2025 (South Korea)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Running Time<\/strong> : 139 minutes<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you like the review, share your thoughts below.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/author\/matthew\/\">Check out more of Matthew&#8217;s articles.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s the trailer of the film.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"HKZpuG_ezvY\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NO OTHER CHOICE - Official Trailer - In Select Theaters Christmas\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HKZpuG_ezvY?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a9Courtesy of Neon While they&#8217;re so many film makers who have had careers filled with good films for prolonged periods, it&#8217;s still a rarity to create their best works of art further into their careers. 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