6.5Keywords: 1990sbusan, south korea
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The more power he desires, the darker his world becomes Hae-woong (Cho Jin-woong),an assembly member candidate, is taken out of the running because he became a thorn in the side of a local bigwig, Soon-tae (Lee Sung-min). Hounded by loan sharks, due to defaulting a campaign loan, he decides to get his hands dirty. He steals classified government's information about an urban development plan and obtains the help of a local gang leader, Pil-do (Kim Moo-yul),by promising hefty real estate profit. Now Hae-woong re-enters the race and tries to take revenge on Soon-tae. Unbeknownst to him, his messy journey through politics has only just begun.—Mahou 5 star
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Strike two for Lee Won-tae
This political crime thriller by Lee Won-tae (The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil) is a very effective ride through an amoral world full of scheming politicians and gangsters. There is hardly a non-corrupted official to be seen here, so don't expect a classic heroes-VS-villains premise.
Cho Jin-woong, Kim Mu-yeol and Lee Sung-min are all really good in the leading roles. They play characters who try their best to survive and gain whatever power they can in a scandalous game behind the political scenes. The plotting is complicated and demands your full attention, but rewards it with very well written scenes of dramatic payoff. In contrast to Lee's previous film, there's little humor and action here. Instead, you get endless manipulating and verbal intimidation, but it's still really exciting and fun.
Lee has simply proven once again he's got the directorial chops needed for beefy crime thrillers, except this time he's in a more low-key mode than before. This is a good-looking, often intense but constantly entertaining film for the same crowd that loved Asura and Inside Men. Highly recommended!