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South korean thrillerdrama, telling you a bonecollector like fairytail, with a whole lot of realistic vibes on our digital livelyhood, and complete trust on the digital devices that has become a mustve just to survive in our new brave world, a film about how lost and found can turn a life into 1000 pieces, because the relentless truth of today is that youre digitized whether youd like it or not, and when youre registered its easy to collect data on you, just like apharteid and stasi did back then, and a virus , malware or spyware can and might take over your true self...

a bit longdrawn this opportunistic story is, and if youre a western, have in mind that this is made for the south korean market, an audience that are far more digitized that most citizens of the western hemisphere. I felt the creeps all the way through, predictability was hard to make, and the musical score that enhances the drama, so a recommend from the grumpy old man.

The concept of this film is derived from the fact that what if someone had unlimited use of your smartphone and how much damage he could do to your life.

The movie is about an elusive serial killer who has a habit of stealing the smartphone of his chosen victim and stalking them and finally terminating them.

The film shows digital crime in this modern digital era. The plot concerns a young and enterprising woman who has a great ambition to succeed in life. However when her smartphone is stolen and her identity manipulated by the thief, slowly her life turns into a living nightmare.

Thrown into the mix is a veteran cop who is desperately searching for his missing son. The lives of these two individuals will be slowly entwined into a dramatic climax.

Verdict: I've seen many good Korean films in my life: I Saw The Devil(2010) and The Man From Nowhere(2010) being prime examples of how good the Korean film industry is. This film is excellent from start to finish, you will never feel bored. However the movie is not meant for repeated viewing unlike the two movies I mentioned earlier. You'll watch this film once and never care to see it again.

Even if this is a work of fiction, the things and the messages it sought to convey here show just a small portion of the terrifying reality we cannot afford to overlook!

This movie tries to educate us about that issue while presenting a relatable piece of narrative that could happen to anyone, which is the most frightening aspect of the film. In todays modern world of digital dependency, we prevalently underestimate the factor of anonymity and that could bring a slew of problems. One mistake can bring inconceivable repercussions.

Now, merely evaluating it from a cinematic point of view, it was just passable; neither great nor horrible! The first two acts are excellent because they happen to construct a tense, suspenseful buildup, but when the third act gets underway, everything falls apart. I'm not certain as to what exactly went wrong, but they were just not able to maintain the momentum or the true essence of the tale.

It's a cybercrime thriller based on book.

Premise is promising, antagonist is quite eerie but then film didn't explore much and didn't offer more promising thrills after a point.

It's a cautionary tale, rather ominous film which tells possible dangers if you lose your smartphone. It tells how easily any smart psychopath can use your smartphone and ruin your life.

Performances are good specially Si-wan, (he is playing back to back as creepy antagonist), became his forte. His character became one dimensional.

In many Korean movies, cops are having low IQs, don't know why 😅

After a point, movie became bland than what I expected, it could have been better.

South-Korean cinema, still one of my favourites since awhile now. They just manage to release some really good movies, unlike their neighbouring countries that rarely bring us decent movies. No overacting with the South-Koreans which is quite rare with Asian actors. Writer/director Kim Tae-joon had the good idea making a crime/thriller about our usage of our smartphones, something a lot of people are just addicted to. You could not have made this movie a couple decades ago, as everybody would have seen it as a sci-fi but nowadays it looks pretty realistic. Certainly the youth that feel the need and urge to share their complete life with the rest of the world, until they will encounter an evil person like in this movie. Good acting, good storytelling with a bit of mystery, and good cinematography, definitely worth a watch.