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A former political henchman seeks out revenge for being dropped by a ruthless politician while a determined investigator tries to find proof of a connection between the two of them.A former political henchman seeks out revenge for being dropped by a ruthless politician while a determined investigator tries to find proof of a connection between the two of them.A former political henchman seeks out revenge for being dropped by a ruthless politician while a determined investigator tries to find proof of a connection between the two of them.
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Stylish and it tries to be cool, but nothing really that will grab the viewers attention
This is actually a dragged out story that is more about the cinematography and the style of it all over a deep story that intrigues. It's a watchable movie but it does feel like the plot is really drawn out. It is a a movie with high quality cinematography for a Korean movie. With some topnotch actors, that really bring a bit exaggerated and yet it works when it comes to the style of this movie. When it comes to the plot it delves in the nasty side of politics, the corruption within it and how some old farts take advantage of the system. While screwing young women during there meeting together and giving idealistic speeches. Lee Byung-hun is a good actor but not really a guy that has integrity in real life. So he puts on a believable performance as a thug that built his way up to the top by doing errands from top officials. He sort of reminded me of the character he played in "A Bittersweet Life" except not as charismatic. Anyways besides the style of this film and some nasty underground stuff that happens in Korean night life. This is actually a forgettable film. The end has the typical clean wrap up that works but isn't all that impactful. Mainly because the build up wasn't all that interesting. It's watchable and I was able to sit through it without checking my time but again it's still a forgettable movie.
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You have to know the culture in order to understand this movie
I personally think, if this movie was translated into English or other language in t he world, it would be pretty hard to deliver the message. It goes pretty deep that you would understand if you know the language and the culture. I see it could be boring and too stretched out but if you can't see the details, you should just stop watching this. You have to know the culture in order to understand this movie
must watch
The sound track of this movie is captivating and the acting deliver and sell the story perfectly. Amazing movie.
Tour de Force
Excellent film with two of SK's finest actors in the leads, having a great time spinning this crime tour de force. It has some rough scenes, but in the nature of the corrupt world being exposed: ultimately very satisfying closure.
Corruption everywhere
Is it possible to bring those to justice that are as corrupt and evil as we imagine some to be? I'm not talking any conspiracy theories here, no I'm talking those who are corrupt because ... well you know money! And how to prove their guilt ... in the real world that is quite something to achieve and even if you do that, they mostly have so much power, they walk away with almost nothing to fear.
But this is a movie, so we can expect that at least there is a ... fighting chance of that happening one way or the other. No pun intended. And if you watch a movie about that, why not make it this Korean effort. When it comes to action and intriguing story, South Korea has quite the output. I can really highly recommend quite a lot of their movies. And since they won best movie at least years Oscars the awareness of their industry has been raised (finally). Not for the faint hearted and maybe predictable for quite a lot of people, this still can entertain quite a lot to say the least!
But this is a movie, so we can expect that at least there is a ... fighting chance of that happening one way or the other. No pun intended. And if you watch a movie about that, why not make it this Korean effort. When it comes to action and intriguing story, South Korea has quite the output. I can really highly recommend quite a lot of their movies. And since they won best movie at least years Oscars the awareness of their industry has been raised (finally). Not for the faint hearted and maybe predictable for quite a lot of people, this still can entertain quite a lot to say the least!
Did you know
- TriviaMovie was rereleased in South Korea on December 31, 2015 as "Inside Men: The Original." The rereleased version contains additional footage accounting for 50 more minutes (3 hour total runtime).
- Alternate versionsThere is a directors cut version of 180 minutes (Inside Men: The Original), release on 31 December 2015
- ConnectionsReferenced in Squid Game: Kkanbu (2021)
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- Điệp Vụ Kép
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- $61,653,908
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- 2h 10m(130 min)
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- 1.85 : 1
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