South Korean film called Nameless Gangster. For whatever reason, a lot of the good films that come out of South Korea happened to be crime stories, but this one's almost got kind of a Martin Scorsese feel to it.
Any issues I have with this film are fairly minimal. Like, there was a scene where someone gets stabbed, and it was delivered in kind of cheesy way, and there were a couple continuity errors that I noticed, but aside from that, this movie is pretty fantastic. The film features two great South Korean actors, Jung-woo Ha from The Chaser, and the incredibly talented Min-sik Choi, from Oldboy and I Saw the Devil. Without their performances, this film would still be above solid for execution, but with them, it really brings it up to a whole new level.
It's crazy to see Min-sik Choi pull of such different characters for every film I've seen him in, and the fact that his character's shit-faced drunk for half the movie, really gives him an opportunity to shine, because that is something that he does very well and in a very entertaining way. The plot is solid without it being too original, but like I said, the overall execution, and the fantastic performances in this movie make it very deserving to be watched and enjoyed.
I'd recommend this to pretty much anyone, so go check it out.
Review by DeletedBlockedParent2016-01-24T14:29:30Z
South Korean film called Nameless Gangster. For whatever reason, a lot of the good films that come out of South Korea happened to be crime stories, but this one's almost got kind of a Martin Scorsese feel to it.
Any issues I have with this film are fairly minimal. Like, there was a scene where someone gets stabbed, and it was delivered in kind of cheesy way, and there were a couple continuity errors that I noticed, but aside from that, this movie is pretty fantastic. The film features two great South Korean actors, Jung-woo Ha from The Chaser, and the incredibly talented Min-sik Choi, from Oldboy and I Saw the Devil. Without their performances, this film would still be above solid for execution, but with them, it really brings it up to a whole new level.
It's crazy to see Min-sik Choi pull of such different characters for every film I've seen him in, and the fact that his character's shit-faced drunk for half the movie, really gives him an opportunity to shine, because that is something that he does very well and in a very entertaining way. The plot is solid without it being too original, but like I said, the overall execution, and the fantastic performances in this movie make it very deserving to be watched and enjoyed.
I'd recommend this to pretty much anyone, so go check it out.