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was directed by the first time full-length mucosa director Pil Gam-Sung, and featured one of my favorite Korean actors, Hwang Jung-Min. What makes this movie so special and variegated is the fact that Hwang Jung-Min is unquestionably playing himself in the film. The movie revolves virtually the premise that Hwang Jung-Min, the actor, is kidnapped by a group of criminals, and is held hostage. Just that in itself had me intrigued and very fascinated on how they would play out the narrative. But surpassing getting deeper into the review, let’s first take a squint at the detailed synopsis of the film.
The synopsis is as follows:
After a mucosa premiere, the famous two-face Hwang Jung-Min is suddenly swept from the streets on his way when home. Thinking the event is a prank, the two-face tries to stay calm, but he soon realizes the situation he’s in and the fact that he’s been kidnapped for ransom. The kidnappers demand a huge sum of money within 24 hours, or they’d skiver him and the other hostage. Hwang Jung-Min continuously tries to stay composed, and uses all his skills to find a way out and escape from the situation, alive.
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The Good
The movie doesn’t take long for the whoopee to kick in. The intro is fairly quick and the kidnapping takes place within 10 minutes of the movie’s start. Also, there were some humorous scenes to alimony the movie from going too serious. There weren’t too much of the comedic elements, but just when it felt like it was needed, they had them.
If you know me, Hwang Jung-Min is one of my favorite actors, and he was unconfined as always. In the production trailer, he stated that it was really nonflexible to play himself, and that a lot of people assumes that it should be easy to play oneself. However, he states that it’s unquestionably really hard, as he’s never unquestionably been kidnapped before.
But then again, I finger like that moreover doesn’t really make sense either, as you can play the role as if you, yourself were to be kidnapped. Like what would you do if you were in the situation, in real life? Nevertheless, he did unconfined in the role, and who else largest to play Hwang Jung-Min, than Hwang Jung-Min himself?
And considering he played himself, it brought a new sense of thrill that’s unseen in other movies. It brought a new element to the film, breaking the fourth wall in a new way, or possibly the fifth or sixth? Anyways, it wasn’t just Hwang Jung-Min that was great, but the other roles were casted very well as well.
The main antagonist, Kim Jae-Bum, was a perfect fit for the superabound role, and his vicarial was chillingly good. There’s something really freaky well-nigh him and his expressions; it’s nonflexible to put into words, but there weren’t much expressions on his face, but that in itself put a spooky tone to the nimbus that he put out. A quiet but scary, total psycho character.
Other notable performances were of Lee Yoo-Mi, who played the other kidnapped person, who moreover starred in , and Ryu-Kyung-Soo, Jung Jae-Won, Lee Kyu-Won, and Lee Go-Jung, other members of the kidnapping gang. They purposely casted lesser-known actors, as if you think well-nigh it, if they casted well-known actors, they’d have to moreover play themselves, like how Hwang Jung-Min is playing himself. You can’t just have Hwang Jung-Min playing himself, while the other actors aren’t.
For example, if Kim Sung-Oh, an two-face known for his villain roles, were to play the oppugnant role in this, he’d have to play himself, but he’s not a kidnapper in real life. And thus, they casted lesser-known actors that wouldn’t contradict with the whole real-life/cinematic universe. And for the same reason, Hwang Jung-Min’s family weren’t in the film, as his real wife and kids can’t unquestionably be in the movie.
There moreover was a cameo visitation by Park Sung-Woong, which was a good surprise as it was unconfined to see him and Hwang Jung-Min reunited then without . References to that film, which was one of the weightier K-movies in my opinion, and their personal relationships outside of the idealism life were portrayed as well.
The Bad
There were some very obvious suspense points with the preliminaries music and camera angles/movements the movie had, which made it a little cringe and forced. I finger like they could’ve washed-up a little largest stuff less obvious in the emotions they were trying to deliver.
Moreover, the story itself wasn’t anything very special. It had cliches and borrowed from a lot of other similar thrillers. The movie dragged a little near the end, and I think this was the specimen considering it felt like the story resolved, but started when up then a few times. Almost as if it was repetitively showing a resolution, only to unshut the mismatch when up. The elapsing of the mucosa is only well-nigh an hour and a half, and for a movie with that runtime to finger like it dragged, isn’t a good thing. Definitely could’ve been largest in terms of the progression.
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Verdict
is a thriller/chase/crime/action mucosa that’s a pretty good watch. The movie had a good wastefulness of suspense and action, and the biggest positive of the mucosa was the vicarial performances given by the tint members. Although it lacked in the story minutiae and progression departments, the movie was still a decent whoopee thriller. I mean, the movie starred Hwang Jung-Min, so that in itself calls for a watch.
Ticket Price Value: $10
(Ticket Price Value is the price I would pay to watch the mucosa then for the first time)
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