The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil (2019)
(Akinjeon)
Country: KOR/US
Technical: col/2.39:1 109m
Director: Won-Tae Lee
Cast: Ma Dong-seok, Mu-Yeol Kim, Kim Sungkyu
Synopsis:
A Seoul cop uses his inside knowledge of police corruption to coerce a gangster kingpin into helping him catch a serial killer, when the former becomes the first to survive an attack by the latter.
Review:
Notwithstanding the undoubted charisma of its leads, this flashy rehash of elements from Hong Kong cop thrillers, To Catch a Thief and Fincher's Se7en fails to get inside any of its characters' skins, least of all that of the demonic killer. Instead it relies on shouted profanity and violence to keep the pulse racing. Result: by the time we get to the impossibly collusive conclusion, we have stopped believing.
(Akinjeon)
Country: KOR/US
Technical: col/2.39:1 109m
Director: Won-Tae Lee
Cast: Ma Dong-seok, Mu-Yeol Kim, Kim Sungkyu
Synopsis:
A Seoul cop uses his inside knowledge of police corruption to coerce a gangster kingpin into helping him catch a serial killer, when the former becomes the first to survive an attack by the latter.
Review:
Notwithstanding the undoubted charisma of its leads, this flashy rehash of elements from Hong Kong cop thrillers, To Catch a Thief and Fincher's Se7en fails to get inside any of its characters' skins, least of all that of the demonic killer. Instead it relies on shouted profanity and violence to keep the pulse racing. Result: by the time we get to the impossibly collusive conclusion, we have stopped believing.
(Akinjeon)
Country: KOR/US
Technical: col/2.39:1 109m
Director: Won-Tae Lee
Cast: Ma Dong-seok, Mu-Yeol Kim, Kim Sungkyu
Synopsis:
A Seoul cop uses his inside knowledge of police corruption to coerce a gangster kingpin into helping him catch a serial killer, when the former becomes the first to survive an attack by the latter.
Review:
Notwithstanding the undoubted charisma of its leads, this flashy rehash of elements from Hong Kong cop thrillers, To Catch a Thief and Fincher's Se7en fails to get inside any of its characters' skins, least of all that of the demonic killer. Instead it relies on shouted profanity and violence to keep the pulse racing. Result: by the time we get to the impossibly collusive conclusion, we have stopped believing.