An exciting South Korean War thriller from the director of THE THIEVES; half of the cast of that film come back too. This one's even better in my mind, with a story that's more serious and more fraught; it involves a wide group of characters attempting to assassinate some Japanese and accompanying Korean traitors during the 1930s. A long film, but fast-paced and thoroughly engrossing with it. It does hit the ground running and comes across a little confusing in the first half hour, but then the complexity irons out and we're left with a good mix of typically strong acting (hello, Lee Jung-jae and Ha Jung-woo) and excellent shoot-out set-pieces. Great stuff!
Review of Assassination
