Articles in South Korean Movie Reviews
Deep Blue Night (1985) Movie Review
“Deep Blue Night” is a welcome re-release of one of the key Korean films of the 1980s. The film was directed by Bae Chang Ho, one of the country’s top and most enduring talents, who has recently returned to form with “The Road”. Based on a novel by the acclaimed Korean writer Choi In Ho, [...]
April 5th, 2007 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read MoreThe Road (2004) Movie Review
“The Road” sees the return of acclaimed Korean director Bae Chang Ho, who in the 1980s was responsible for a number of critical and commercial hits such as “Whale Hunting” and “Deep Blue Night”. Although he has been in the cinematic wilderness for some time, with his lasting outing being the 2001 mystery “The Last [...]
April 1st, 2007 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read MoreSunflower (2006) Movie Review
The popularity of the melodramatic gangster film continues unabated in Korean cinema with “Sunflower”, the latest effort from director Kang Seok Beom, previously responsible for the comedy “Mr. Handy”. The main appeal of “Sunflower” is undoubtedly the star presence of popular actor Kim Rae Won, a key figure in the recent Korean wave who featured [...]
March 28th, 2007 | James Mudge | 4 Comments | Read MoreHow the Lack of Love Affects Two Men (2006) Movie Review
Although Korean cinema is better known for its melodramas and gangster films, the country does produce a fair number of comedies, most of which tend to be very wacky affairs. Despite its odd title, which seems to suggest some kind of thoughtful emotional drama, “How the Lack of Love Affects Two Men”, the first outing [...]
March 27th, 2007 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read MoreCruel Winter Blues (2006) Movie Review
Given that “Cruel Winter Blues” marks his directorial debut, it’s questionable why Lee Jeong Beom would want to add to the ever growing number of Korean gangster films. However, despite these initial misgivings, the film actually delivers a very different experience than might have been expected, and shies well away from the cliché and conventions [...]
March 22nd, 2007 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read MoreOne Day Suddenly - 4 Horror Tales / February 29 (2006), Hidden Floor (2006), D-Day (2006), Dark Forest (2006) Movie Reviews
“One Day Suddenly” is a collection of four horror films put together and produced by top Korean genre director Ahn Byung Ki, the man who was himself responsible for terrifying audiences with the blockbuster hits “Phone”, “Bunshinsaba” and the recent “APT”. The four films are all based upon works by Yoo Il Han, and were [...]
March 13th, 2007 | James Mudge | 2 Comments | Read MoreRighteous Ties (2006) Movie Review
“Righteous Ties” is yet another in the long and seemingly endless line of Korean gangster films, this time with director Jang Jin attempting to put a fresh spin on the usual themes. Certainly he is one of the few directors likely to be able to do just that, having turned out a number of eccentric, [...]
February 27th, 2007 | James Mudge | 1 Comment | Read MoreTraces of Love (2006) Movie Review
“Traces of Love” is the latest work from Kim Dae Seung, arguably one of the more interesting directors working in modern Korean cinema, who was previously responsible for the unconventional “Bungee Jumping of Their Own” and the gritty thriller “Blood Rain”. With this, his third film, Kim again takes a rather generic form, that of [...]
February 25th, 2007 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read MoreMaundy Thursday (aka Our Happy Time, 2006) Movie Review
“Maundy Thursday” is the latest outing for Song Hae Sung, a director known for affecting dramas such as “Rikidozan” and the excellent “Failan”. Based upon a famous novel by Korean writer Kong Ji Young, “Maundy Thursday” (aka “Our Happy Time”) sees the director taking on potentially his most emotionally complicated story yet, that of two [...]
February 3rd, 2007 | James Mudge | 1 Comment | Read MoreA Cruel Attendance (2006) Movie Review
“A Cruel Attendance” is the latest outing for actor Kim Su Ro, who last split viewers’ sides in the hilarious “Vampire Cop Ricky”, here turning his hand to the slightly more serious subject of kidnapping. Thankfully, debut director Kim Tae Yun (who previously worked on the 2003 romantic comedy “Spring Breeze”) still makes the most [...]
January 30th, 2007 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read More
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