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Not going to lie, this movie had me stressed out more than once. It is well shot, with great visuals and colors that create a tense atmosphere. Some parts do feel a bit long, but the editing keeps the pace dynamic overall. I'd say it's a solid, chaotic movie that made me feel just as lost as the main character, with plenty of plot twists. It's definitely disturbing, and just when you think it can't get any crazier, it does. Sadly, the end is a bit disapointing because the last 30 - 40 minutes of the movie are too messy and less catchy. So i would say it is an okay movie overall, you should watch it without expecting a masterpiece.

This could only be summed up as "INTERESTING IDEAS .. the movie." I believe there are quite a few small wins here in terms of thematic setup, but the payoffs are never as interesting. It starts with a tense thriller premise (that revolves around noise pollution), before diving into a bitcoin subplot and a larger real-estate conspiracy at play. No complaints concerning the performances -- Kang Ha-neul, Seo Hyun-woo, and Yeom Hye-ran deliver quite solidly. Writer-director Kim Tae-joon shows inventiveness in the staging, at least in the initial portions, before running out of steam in the final act, where it turns into a familiar, bloody showdown. Wall to Wall also suffers from the same issue as Tae-joon's earlier flick Unlocked, where the length of the film (1h 58m) lessened its conclusive impact. The nightmarish thriller part of the film ranks way above the rest, and most of that's restricted to the first hour.

Woo-sung's life goal is to own an apartment Seoul at an overpriced rate as he firmly believes, having one's own apartment is what all he needs to lead an happy life. The overpriced apartment he bought, comes with noisy upstairs neighbours while the ones below believe it's Woo-sung who is noisy. Years later, Woo-sung is in debt, only has the noisy apartment and is lured by his colleague into a scheme where he invests everything for unbelievable 800% ROI which he needs to sell it off on Liberation Day. With the noise getting him sleepless, will he be able to prove to his neighbours that he is not culprit and mainly, will he succeed in his plan amidst all challenges, forms rest of the story.

The film which is an attempt at stark commentary on the capitalism, has the story focus on Woo-sung's two woes - the unending noise which paints him as the noisy neighbour to almost and his financial mess that forces him to come up with the theory of real estate scam. While the whole segment of him having the invest in a scheme which is basically all his money so that he can sell it on the said time without wasting a second, was completely intriguing given the circumstances. It only made up for half of the film and the remaining went back to the noise problem.

The whole reveal on the real culprit and the whole conspiracy theory was sprung at the viewers rather less convincingly. It is essentially when the story makes way for other characters while up until then it remained a one man show with Woo-sung's predicament, getting stuck on that apartment and having to lose everything - financially and mentally. I wish the drama with the neighbours was prolonged along with the whole Liberation Day segment instead of ending it half way. Overall, the idea is decent enough to command a one time watch but the film could have been executed better in the last hour with a better arc for the antagonist.

It was intense and with good twists. The movie kept me engaged throughout with its psychological thriller elements and unexpected turns. The performances were solid and the direction created a tense atmosphere that made for an entertaining watch. I found it to be a well-crafted thriller that delivers on its promises.

The storyline was pointless, the supporting characters were discarded halfway through and the lead character was frustrating as hell. During the whole movie I was waiting for the moment where the penny dropped and we understood what it was all about, but the penny didn't drop, it just rolled in slowly without any explanation for why. One minute he is at war with all his neighbours then they are never seen again in the whole movie. Felt super pasted together to try and come up with something but failed on every level. Being a massive fan of Korean movies this was a big let down, I expect better from Korea and this wasn't it. For reviewers saying this is the best Netflix movie??? You need to watch more movies because if you think this was amazing then you are gonna be blown away when you actually watch a good one. Don't waste your time.