With its rotating roster of characters and dizzying series of twists, the creators of No Way Out: The Roulette could never be accused of taking the easy way out. However, breathless though this punchy crime thriller undoubtedly is, the failure to follow through on story threads results in diminishing returns over the course of its … Read more
Joong-sik’s investigation leads him to the home of Im Ji-hong (Hyun Bong-sik, Gyeongseong Creature), where he stumbles upon a carrier case emblazoned with a mysterious logo and stuffed with a billion won in cash. Ji-hong makes a run for it when he returns home and, after being chased by Joong-sik, falls over and dies. Confronted … Read more
Ha Jung-woo stars as Tae-in, a disgraced fighter pilot who finds himself flying the hijacked aircraft while squaring off against Yeo Jin-goo’s troubled young bomber. First-time director Kim, who cut his teeth assisting on big-budget hits such as 1987: When the Day Comes and Ashfall, packs this taught, lean thriller with life-threatening incidents and period-specific … Read more
Rain plays Do-yoon, a tough-as-nails bodyguard who begins working for Oh Wan-soo (Kim), a former pro golfer who now runs a world-famous charity foundation after marrying into the family that runs the mighty Hwain Group conglomerate. Do-yoon has an ulterior motive for working for Wan-soo and, as he gets closer to his goal, Wan-soo begins … Read more
