darrylwad
Joined Oct 2008
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If you are looking for more in a gangster film than just violence and fights then this is the film for you.
This is a very well rounded film, in addition to some good scenes of violence, murder, betrayal and fights, there is a good splaterring of humour, family drama and a small bit of romance too.
The film centres around a low level gangster who through hard work and various violent acts begins to rise through the ranks.
One of the major messages of the film is about trust, friendship and betrayal.
The acting and directing are all very good, without the need to go over the top due to the excellent pacing of the film and a very good storyline.
Very highly recommended, the time to the end credits is just shy of 2H18, but it's well worth the time for the excellent twists and turns as the film goes on.
This is a very well rounded film, in addition to some good scenes of violence, murder, betrayal and fights, there is a good splaterring of humour, family drama and a small bit of romance too.
The film centres around a low level gangster who through hard work and various violent acts begins to rise through the ranks.
One of the major messages of the film is about trust, friendship and betrayal.
The acting and directing are all very good, without the need to go over the top due to the excellent pacing of the film and a very good storyline.
Very highly recommended, the time to the end credits is just shy of 2H18, but it's well worth the time for the excellent twists and turns as the film goes on.
AKA 'The Executioner'
I saw this film for the first time last night, after seeing the trailer I knew I'd enjoy this film and I did.
The film is based almost totally in a prison where 3 of the inmates are set to be hung for their various crimes and concentrates mainly on 3 of the guards and 2 of the 3 set to be executed.
As with many Korean films there is just the right balance between drama and humour.
It's just over 90 minutes long and to me it felt longer (but in a very good way), indeed I wish it were a little longer.
Good strong characters, a well paced film, good solid acting, but if you're looking for action then skip this, as this is more a study of people in difficult situations, basically the executors (all except 1 of which have never before executed anybody before), and the prisoners that are set to be executed.
I found the film both fascinating and engrossing, recommended!!!
I saw this film for the first time last night, after seeing the trailer I knew I'd enjoy this film and I did.
The film is based almost totally in a prison where 3 of the inmates are set to be hung for their various crimes and concentrates mainly on 3 of the guards and 2 of the 3 set to be executed.
As with many Korean films there is just the right balance between drama and humour.
It's just over 90 minutes long and to me it felt longer (but in a very good way), indeed I wish it were a little longer.
Good strong characters, a well paced film, good solid acting, but if you're looking for action then skip this, as this is more a study of people in difficult situations, basically the executors (all except 1 of which have never before executed anybody before), and the prisoners that are set to be executed.
I found the film both fascinating and engrossing, recommended!!!
I've watched this film twice so far and in my opinion it's one of the best thrillers I've seen to date from Asia, whilst not being as good as the likes of 'Infernal affairs' or 'Chaser' I still rate this highly all the same.
The bad guy is very good and totally believable in the role, as are the couple who he decides to prey on and generally make their lives a misery, whilst slowly driving them mad with every psychological/physical turn.
There's a consistently good atmosphere in the film which is at times brutal to a pretty high degree.
The film is about the right length, overall a very good watch, it probably won't blow you away, but it's much better than most thrillers over the past 5-10 years or so, well worth checking out.
The bad guy is very good and totally believable in the role, as are the couple who he decides to prey on and generally make their lives a misery, whilst slowly driving them mad with every psychological/physical turn.
There's a consistently good atmosphere in the film which is at times brutal to a pretty high degree.
The film is about the right length, overall a very good watch, it probably won't blow you away, but it's much better than most thrillers over the past 5-10 years or so, well worth checking out.
