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14 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Film ThreatFilm ThreatMay look like an ironic, jet black comedy -- and it succeeds brilliantly on that level -- but in it's sad and wistful heart, it's a completely sincere call for saving the Earth.
- 75New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoDirector-writer Jang Jun-hwan starts things off with a bang and never looks back, pushing up the excitement periodically.
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittVery inventive, but stay away if you can't stomach over-the-top violence.
- 75New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanWill thrill those who prefer their violence graphic and their comedy surreal.
- 70VarietyDerek ElleyVarietyDerek ElleyThough certainly not to everyone's tastes, this looney-tunes pic about a deranged serial killer who thinks he's helping Earth by killing off supposed aliens works on a variety of levels, from gruesome slapstick comedy through social critique to genuinely chilling Grand Guignol.
- 70Village VoiceJ. HobermanVillage VoiceJ. HobermanMad conspiracy rules in Korean writer-director Jang Jun-hwan's snazzy, playful, some-what gory, often hilarious, and generally unpredictable first feature.
- 60The New York TimesManohla DargisThe New York TimesManohla DargisAt once a sick comedy, a bile-raising thriller and a genre pastiche, Save the Green Planet is a welter of conflicting tones, dissonant moods and warring intentions.
- 60The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayHas a free-ranging mood, mixing tragedy and comedy irregularly, but Jeong's film is equally free with genre, and entertains its audience openly before pouring on the astringent.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterRichard James HavisThe Hollywood ReporterRichard James HavisExists as a freaked-out drama rather than a parody.