After watching one of there sequels, I made up my mind to see the other two. What a entertainer and even the plot was enough to keep you engaged. Dal-su Oh and Myung-Min Kim are crazy actors. Stupid but really funny. What else you want from a movie after a stressful day. Few laughs are enough to keep you warm for some time.

Watch it with little expectation.

I liked the first one in this franchise. This second one not as much. It just seemed rushed although it took a gap of almost 4 years for this one to come out. The mystery and the case just wasn't as interesing as the first one. The entertainment value is lower this time around, since it just seems more like a rehash than a actual sequel. As a matter of fact the direction gets really redundant. With Detective K constantly running away, constantly using some sort of smoke bomb maneuver and running away some more with his partner. I wonder if he has some fighting skills or not, cause at some points he fights like a badass and at other times he doesn't know anything. I guess, it's to add to the slapstick humor when Detective K gets cornered. It just didn't seem to flow all that well though. And that includes the whole story, which is actually a very simple case but felt all over the place. Even the scenes that were suppose to be striking and impactful just didn't work as a whole, because of the weak and detached build-up. There is some twists which is composed of mainly betrayals, but it seemed pretty cheap. This isn't a awful movie, but it's disappointing seeing how the previous one was actually a good mystery adventure. And this one lacks in a lot of areas.

5.2/10

Detective K is a niche series that mixes classic Korea setting with modern humor. It's hard not to make reference to Sherlock since it's teeming with similar deduction display as well as borrowing parts of the plot from the other eccentric detective. While the story might seem a tad overused, especially for mystery fans, the comedy aspect is adequately fresh to lighten the mood.

This time the case takes the exiled detective to counterfeit money and child abduction scheme. It's built from a few subplots sewn together by betrayal and vengeance, although the movie is far from bleak. The acting and dialogues are geared towards bringing humor which is arguably the movie's strongest point.

The jokes are delivered in good timing, often sudden yet incredibly effective. It has a way to put these instances, even though they may seem grim, and squeeze a few laughs here and there. Characters are not entirely menacing or confident, in fact the titular Detective K himself can be a bit of odd ball at times. Script brings his incompetence as merrily as possible for a chance at gag.

Its flaws are repetition and constant coincidences. There are so many events where the Detective and his pal are granted literal jail free card or he simply uses the same trick over and over again. It's a bit jarring, especially since the movie tries to pull off its more dramatic moments. Furthermore, the pace tends to screech, rehearsing the same subplot it just told merely minutes before. In these times the corny and slow nature actually hampers the progression.

The investigation uses heavy theme, it feels as though the movie doesn't have enough polish in presentation and ends up resorting to heavy handed delivery. However, at heart this is a more comedic showing than gritty noir and it's still a presentably light hearted flick simply due to its spot on humor.