My Rating : 6/10
The pacing is too slow and it's not as satisfying as 'Memories of Murder' or 'Oldboy' for example.
It's got all the usual Korean thriller traits - slick production, amazing characters, sharp dialogues, twisted gore, gangsters in suits, action, humour - but still feels rather unoriginal and fails to impress on a deeper level.
Not bad for a pleasure-of-the-first-viewing type movie, not rewatchable like a 'Memories of Murder' though.
The pacing is too slow and it's not as satisfying as 'Memories of Murder' or 'Oldboy' for example.
It's got all the usual Korean thriller traits - slick production, amazing characters, sharp dialogues, twisted gore, gangsters in suits, action, humour - but still feels rather unoriginal and fails to impress on a deeper level.
Not bad for a pleasure-of-the-first-viewing type movie, not rewatchable like a 'Memories of Murder' though.