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Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuSun-young, a popular radio host, decides to quit her job to take care of her ill-daughter. But, the last day of her job turns nightmarish when a murderer takes her family hostage.Sun-young, a popular radio host, decides to quit her job to take care of her ill-daughter. But, the last day of her job turns nightmarish when a murderer takes her family hostage.Sun-young, a popular radio host, decides to quit her job to take care of her ill-daughter. But, the last day of her job turns nightmarish when a murderer takes her family hostage.
- Auszeichnungen
- 2 Gewinne & 4 Nominierungen insgesamt
Lee Hyeon-geol
- Tae-Soo Kim
- (as Hyun-Geol Lee)
Sun-joo Lee
- Female detective
- (as Sun-Joo Lee)
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Although the film was not as suspenseful as it could and should have been, it offered more action than I was expecting. Pity, though, the film's score didn't drive the movie. The score was much too subtle for the fast-paced scenes and never really contributed to the suspense.
The suspense is elevated due to our protagonist's daughter being mute, excellently portrayed by Lee Joon-Ha. There's a lot of character development as Seon-yeong Go (Soo Ae) transforms from a timid mother to a determined, vengeful fighter. And what an absolutely brilliant ending!
The suspense is elevated due to our protagonist's daughter being mute, excellently portrayed by Lee Joon-Ha. There's a lot of character development as Seon-yeong Go (Soo Ae) transforms from a timid mother to a determined, vengeful fighter. And what an absolutely brilliant ending!
Plot
Popular TV anchorwoman & late night DJ Ko Sun-young set to host her final radio program. During the show, she receives a startling text message instructing her to follow specific directions or endanger the lives of her family.
My thoughts: Midnight FM had me locked in from the start. The real-time format gives it a steady rhythm that rarely eases up once things kick off. I especially liked that it was set mostly inside a radio station. Having spent a good chunk of my life in similar studio settings, there was something oddly personal about watching the story unfold in that environment.
Soo Ae is great in the lead, juggling a wide range of emotions without ever going overboard. Yoo Ji-Tae brings a cold, focused energy to his role that reminded me why he stands out so much in films like Oldboy and Lady Vengeance. Ma Dong-seok even makes a brief appearance, which is always a welcome surprise.
What stood out most was how steady everything felt. The pacing stayed sharp throughout, gradually raising the stakes without ever going too far. It's not the kind of film trying to flip the genre on its head, but it plays to its strengths and lands exactly where it should.
Review written by artist jayakumar jrain.
My thoughts: Midnight FM had me locked in from the start. The real-time format gives it a steady rhythm that rarely eases up once things kick off. I especially liked that it was set mostly inside a radio station. Having spent a good chunk of my life in similar studio settings, there was something oddly personal about watching the story unfold in that environment.
Soo Ae is great in the lead, juggling a wide range of emotions without ever going overboard. Yoo Ji-Tae brings a cold, focused energy to his role that reminded me why he stands out so much in films like Oldboy and Lady Vengeance. Ma Dong-seok even makes a brief appearance, which is always a welcome surprise.
What stood out most was how steady everything felt. The pacing stayed sharp throughout, gradually raising the stakes without ever going too far. It's not the kind of film trying to flip the genre on its head, but it plays to its strengths and lands exactly where it should.
Review written by artist jayakumar jrain.
I heard and read a lot of good reviews about this movie, so it grabs my attention. But after watching this movie, I realized, it is not as good as it was said or reviewed. Some plots don't make any sense. I excepted much from a Korean thriller, maybe it wasn't the right one. And at the end it ruined everything with it's irrelevant plots.
Okay, so I was in the mood for some good thriller movie from Asia and decided to check this movie out, plus it has Su-Ae in it who is a pretty and yet elegant actress. So I thought it wasn't going to be a big waste of time, in fact by watching the trailer I thought this movie was going to be similar to the movie "P2". Which is another thriller and has a smart female protagonist that uses her wits without going overboard to try and survive the nightmare from a crazy stalker. Anyways I thought it was going to be like that movie. And from the trailer it looked pretty intriguing although nothing much happens in the trailer, which is for the most part a good thing in this case. This movie has suspenseful scenes but unlike "P2" a lot of the parts takes place outside of the building the protagonist resides in. Su-Ae played her role in a very balanced way where it didn't come off like a annoying victim in a movie. Although there are annoying characters in this movie but it's intentional, and yet very annoying, luckily she isn't one of them. Yoo Ji-Tae also does a fine job playing the villain, he always seemed to play the psychotic character pretty well and it's the same for this movie as well. Although this movie is full of incompetent and annoying characters that constantly get in the way, I did like the stalker helping fight another stalker aspect of it. Overall this was a pretty good Korean thriller that is put together really well near the end.
8/10
8/10
good decent flick but not quite an A option unless you are a huge fan of thrillers and Korean flicks, but still a solid B or B+ option. The Koreans never seem to turn out a really bad movie and this was no different.
do Koreans ever shoot in anything in normal colors and tones, it seems that every movie is shot in an over-saturated color tone and quite frankly i like to see a different style.( just like they don't make bad movies i guess )
the movie got favorable reviews from just about everybody that rated it and after watching it, i would agree that it is a good movie but not as tension filled for me...which was a letdown, compared to everybody else that saw it.
story is about a psychotic schizo who gets infatuated with a overnight radio personality and what happens after he decides to take action on his wild thoughts and the aftermath of his actions. the guy that plays the villain is pretty good, he is the same villain from "oldboy". all in all, the movie has really high production values, is very well paced for a thriller and the acting was good thru-out.
...what's with the Travis Bickle angle though, i don't know, i mean Travis is iconic and this movie doesn't come close to " taxi driver ", and as an afterthought i hope it was only an homage, hehe!
do Koreans ever shoot in anything in normal colors and tones, it seems that every movie is shot in an over-saturated color tone and quite frankly i like to see a different style.( just like they don't make bad movies i guess )
the movie got favorable reviews from just about everybody that rated it and after watching it, i would agree that it is a good movie but not as tension filled for me...which was a letdown, compared to everybody else that saw it.
story is about a psychotic schizo who gets infatuated with a overnight radio personality and what happens after he decides to take action on his wild thoughts and the aftermath of his actions. the guy that plays the villain is pretty good, he is the same villain from "oldboy". all in all, the movie has really high production values, is very well paced for a thriller and the acting was good thru-out.
...what's with the Travis Bickle angle though, i don't know, i mean Travis is iconic and this movie doesn't come close to " taxi driver ", and as an afterthought i hope it was only an homage, hehe!
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- Budget
- 7.000.000.000 ₩ (geschätzt)
- Weltweiter Bruttoertrag
- 8.171.078 $
- Laufzeit
- 1 Std. 46 Min.(106 min)
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