Based on his previous roles, it may now be somewhat obvious that he is being typecasted to play the same macho yet reliable good guy roles, but in this case, no one else could've the role better than him. His ability to play a strong and harsh yet dependable cop together with his magnetic presence in the screen really stood out here. Police captain Ma Seok-do (Ma Dong-seok) was definitely this movie's highlight. On the other hand, there were slapstick comedy scattered and I also had chuckles here and there. It may be due to the lack of a shocking plot twist, that I'm not sure. But at the same time, I was bothered for the small amount of tactical scheming present here, and the scenes that they were scheming on how to catch the criminals were not as entertaining as I hoped it would be. The journey towards said outcome should be presented well, and I think for this movie, it was done satisfactorily. Basically, the outcome was already predictable. It was slow at first, and at times, quite hard to follow due to the overlapping of the gang members and their turf, but once the cause was determined, it became procedural in terms of pacing and the direction. Will this add flavor to an otherwise common plot?Īs usual with police films, a cause is needed for them to take action. Additional elements added is that this movie is based on a real-life mop op operation on a Chinese-Korean gang. Adequately entertaining to watch Gang wars in the middle of Seoul with police intervention that involves gritty chasing and action scenes is nothing new.
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