The Korean (2008) User Reviews

Korean incomprehensible

[Ruxskull · 2/10 · 26 May 2010]

The Korean is incomprehensible. And it isn't because it's in a foreign language, unless scrambled is a new tongue. Out of sequence scenes, twists and quick editing might be all the rage for Indy movies. But at some point it has to make sense or be of some interest. Both would be nice, either would help.

The Korean doesn't make sense and isn't of interest. A film can often challenge a viewer with trying to figure out what is happening, but it is the film maker's responsibility to provide the viewer with a reason to care. I got none of the above.

The acting is flat and emotionless. Did it receive awards? I find that hard to believe. Are film festivals just run by the businesses themselves? How can something this unwatchable be getting rave reviews?

Avoid this movie.

Really not worth the dialog

[misterallen · 1/10 · 18 December 2010]

This was supposed to be an action flick? My view of it is ... without interest, vigor, or determination; listless; lethargic.... The dialog might have kept the movie interesting except the acting was shockingly dreadful; horrible, appalling, and frightful. 15 minutes into it I was thinking "this has got to get better" 10minutes later "it's not getting any better, I can act better than these people" 10min later, I had to walk away. I tried listening to it from the other room as I was getting something to drink, thinking to myself "I really shouldn't watch the rest of this, the plot doesn't even matter anymore". Then the Arabic guy with no thumbs shows up and I HAVE GOT TO SEE THIS..... oh, no, wow. I actually said wow, out loud. My only question for this was how much did they spend on the budget? Then, people paid to watch this in a theater? I'm sure 90% got their money back.

Good Lord....

[swtbttrfly23 · 21 July 2011]

This has got to be the worst film I've ever seen. It basically plays out like a student film. The acting is awful, the direction is awful, the production values are awful. Making a movie on a low budget can be daunting, but seriously, this is not even worth the time it takes to watch. Story(which is at best, disjointed) and dialogue (poorly written and boring) aside, the direction seems to highlight the awfulness. Very shaky camera work. There seems to be no finesse to this piece of trash, although it very arrogantly would have you believe so. The cover looks epic--the film never even begins to live up to that level of excitement. Here's a hint: if you want to include a character that has had his thumbs cut off, you need to do better than to have your actor HOLD HIS THUMBS UNDER HIS PALMS. Don't assume that the audience is stupid enough to accept that. All around bad; don't even bother. Back to Film 101, Dixon!

Worst Film Ever!!!

[jameswasall · 1/10 · 19 July 2012]

This has to be the worst film I have ever watched. I couldn't follow the plot, got to 35minutes (where it goes "The beginning" and starts in 1988) but just couldn't watch anymore as it threw me off the story all together. The scene where the guy with no thumbs appears could have been improved so much, it was short and frankly boring...

The cover was the only reason I wanted to see the film, it looks epic! Shame the film itself couldn't be the same or even close.

The acting is just rubbish too, no emotion at all, everyone is like zombies and if I wanted to see a film full of zombies I would watch Zombieland.

DON'T WATCH, Save yourself a few hours...

Focus

[gmmitchell · 8/10 · 15 August 2010]

The Korean is a movie that requires attention to what is said, action of characters and above all focus. If you have an attention spam of a gnat, don't watch this movie. If you are person who enjoys reading mysteries or fiction books then you will find the Korean interesting. If you are a person who likes things in black and white, clear cut no room for gray areas then Korean is not for you. The use of going back into time is a good tool to explain "nothing is what is seems." There is one scene where the plot seems to drag a little and you wonder if the Director could have shot the scene different. However overall, a good movie, one that on a lazy Sunday or Saturday, watch and enjoy.