The Korean film industry has surpassed Hong Kong, Thailand, and approaching equalling the French, Swedes for producing intelligent, creative crime dramas.
A different take on the corrupt police, mobsters, & rescuing a kidnapped daughter (amongst many bound for life ending selling of their organs by mobsters) storyline.
Killing numbers: Main character about 30; secondary character about 24 to give you an idea of the violence portrayed.
Plot summary
A hit-man named In-Nam, after killing a Japanese mobster is told by his sources to disappear since the mobster's estranged younger brother is seeking revenge on the ones involved in the murder of the mobster. In-Nam gets a message from his ex lover Young-joo, pleading for help which In-Nam rejects and the next morning, In-Nam receives a message that Young-joo is dead and her 9 year old daughter is missing. Will In-Nam flee to his once desired location Panama or will he search for the missing girl? Will the mobster cross path with In-Nam?
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a mediocre start, but...
Raking the skies of great action and suspence in its second half. its an easy go go kill for hire on a journey to bangkok to save an old friend that have stranded there getting spun into a spiders web of criminals whos looking for body parts to sell on the global human meat market, and childrens hearts and kidneys are very much sought after.
its a south korean flick, easy recognizable due to well made score all over, but it has a slow inconsistent start. but when the going gets tough, the action and speed of fighting and killing are litterally neckslithering. so be a bit patient there a lots to be seen , therefore a recommend from the grumpy old man
Can't escape (the past)
Certain people have issues to escape what they are doing. And even if they manage to do so, most of the times they will leave something behind they urge to get back (to). It's the thing that one is supposed to evade (see De Niro in Heat, though he didn't really listen to his own advice either). In this case it is not even the strong wish of the main character to get back ... but an unfortunate "incident" that makes it impossible for him to stay away.
And while he is on the verge and on the lookout (or on a mission or however you want to call it),there is a different danger lurking! Actually not so much lurking rather than sprinting and running towards him. And this nemesis of his, who is seemingly unstoppable, makes this movie quite the experience. By the way the action and stunt work on this movie ... just wow! Incredible to say the least! Just for that this is worth watching, if you are into that sort of thing of course