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A young cop finds his loyalties divided after befriending a notorious criminal while undercover in prison.A young cop finds his loyalties divided after befriending a notorious criminal while undercover in prison.A young cop finds his loyalties divided after befriending a notorious criminal while undercover in prison.
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This movie is really underrated !
To me, It's much better than parasite than won the Oscar of best film this year.
It's a bit darker than I would like, but the plot is very well made and story is completely unpredictable - which is what I reproach to parasite (great film but I already predicted the end from the beginning).
This is so different and well made !
Must watch !
To me, It's much better than parasite than won the Oscar of best film this year.
It's a bit darker than I would like, but the plot is very well made and story is completely unpredictable - which is what I reproach to parasite (great film but I already predicted the end from the beginning).
This is so different and well made !
Must watch !
The Merciless is a tense and wonderfully paced film with beautiful cinematography and dynamic camerawork. It's convoluted plot with constant surprises is nevertheless easy to follow and tricky narrative structure that features time-jumps and reversals cleanly delineated. The characters are clearly distinguishable from one another; hard-boiled and violent but also humorous at times. I was fully engaged, entertained and delighted by the effortless expertise and strong performances displayed in every frame.
This is one of my absolute favorite K-action movies!
I've watched this movie the first time when it came out and rewatched it again now, even with all movies I've come across between and, in my opinion, it's the last decent K-action/thriller movie made so far.
First of all, the actors. Wow! Honestly, Siwan surprised me with how he absolutely nailed this role, Kyung gu is exactly how you'd want the actor for this role to be, and the chemistry between them is top notch.
The movie is not slow pased at all, it's more of a calculated, fermented thing, where every scene and every line has to have a perfect impact. Even better that is switches between past and present to give more depth to characters relationship. This movie is a masterpiece.
I've watched this movie the first time when it came out and rewatched it again now, even with all movies I've come across between and, in my opinion, it's the last decent K-action/thriller movie made so far.
First of all, the actors. Wow! Honestly, Siwan surprised me with how he absolutely nailed this role, Kyung gu is exactly how you'd want the actor for this role to be, and the chemistry between them is top notch.
The movie is not slow pased at all, it's more of a calculated, fermented thing, where every scene and every line has to have a perfect impact. Even better that is switches between past and present to give more depth to characters relationship. This movie is a masterpiece.
The main element of trust and betrayal is what I really liked in this movie. It was dark and bloody but really interesting movie. It didn't bore you and kept you intrigued.
This movie was so good. I had my doubts from the beginning but when I watched it I was sat! I couldn't stop watching.
I watched it mostly bc of Yim Si-wan and his acting was fantastic in this movie. When he found out that what happened to his mother he cried so much, thats when I cried too. I felt so bad for him.
The transitions in this movie is also very good made. If you have watched the movie then you will understand what I mean
I can definitely recommend this movie. If you like a movie with fights and blood then this is definitely for you! (I watched it on one touch tv but it's on kisskh too)
I watched it mostly bc of Yim Si-wan and his acting was fantastic in this movie. When he found out that what happened to his mother he cried so much, thats when I cried too. I felt so bad for him.
The transitions in this movie is also very good made. If you have watched the movie then you will understand what I mean
I can definitely recommend this movie. If you like a movie with fights and blood then this is definitely for you! (I watched it on one touch tv but it's on kisskh too)
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- Alternate versionsThe Indian version is dubbed in English and has been certified U/A by the Indian Censor Board. It runs at 114 minutes 20 seconds, making it 3 minutes shorter than the Korean original. The film has been slightly cut.
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- 1h 57m(117 min)
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