Old Partner

Even at a modest 78 minutes, there's a little too much slowness and repetitiveness to this off-beat documentary. But then, how fast can you expect a 40-year-old ox to move?

Old Partner may strike some as sentimental and repetitious, but it's only because Lee has matched his style to the material.

Too bad there isn't an Oscar for best performance by a beast of burden.

South Korean documentary-narrative hybrid centers on an aging couple and their ox.