Tuesday, 17 September 2019

The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil (4½ Stars)


This is the 23rd film in the Stuttgart Fantasy Film Festival.

That's two very exciting Korean thrillers in two days.

A serial killer is committing murders in a large city. I presume it's Seoul. He drives his car into the back of another car, seemingly accidentally, and when the other person gets out to examine the damage he stabs him to death.

The killer makes a mistake when he rams the car of a gang boss. He's too tough to be killed, so the would-be killer flees. The boss wants to find and kill the assailant. The police want to arrest him and put him on trial. An eccentric but dedicated detective makes a deal with the boss: they'll work together, and whoever catches him first can keep him.

The film is fast paced, even more than "The Witness". The fights and the car chases are exhilarating. It's been announced that the film will be remade in Hollywood. That's sad. Why don't they just invest in high quality dubbing and release the original version in American cinemas?

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