There may have been a few jokes I would have cut from the two comic relief characters. He could have gone full Nicholson's Joker, but was able to deftly balance between over-the-top comedically evil and dangerous and unpredictable enough to warrant tension. ![]() The true standout was Kim Sung-oh as the villain. Tho, human trafficking is the main scheme, at least the filmmakers didn't feel the need to put in a r*pe scene or the like. Plus! The main vengeance plot is not predicated on some sort of sexual assault. ![]() It would typically be a thankless role, but she's a tough, no BS woman. Song Ji-Hyo plays his wife, whom is in peril. Him being a pretty unassuming guy, it's very cool to see him kicking ass. Not so much martial arts (that I'm aware of), just bare knuckle punches. One man against the world who has a dark past he wishes would have stayed there. The best way to pitch this movie, would be a hybrid between Die Hard and John Wick. I'm not sure why, exactly? But this one caught my eye. I'm not one who typically seeks out foreign action films.
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