Banghwanghaneun Kalnal

Story, Character, Scene everything is so good...but in the end of the movie....i was so disappointed.....movie was good but storytelling is not good

South Korean films are renowned for their unpredictability. 'Broken' is no exception.

We never know when we'll see someone for the last time, and this film brings this fact across very effectively. The film also illustrates the sick world of abduction for the sake of Internet porn, and sex slaves. Jae-yeong Jeong is excellent as a father who wants to revenge his daughter's death. How far would you go for revenge? There's a fine line between vengeance and becoming just another criminal. Even the cops here are divided: should they protect the scumbags against the father, who is taking justice into his own hands, or is he actually doing them a favor by hunting them down? The film explores so many different avenues here - from the father's perspective, as well as the police, and the general public.

'Broken' has a very clever script that hits us with surprise upon surprise. The ending is not what I expected, but then again, this is Korean cinema.

This movie was a bit stale for me. The constant focus on the emotionally dark, bleak and nasty parts of the world when involving the loss of a loved one is getting a bit old. Especially when it comes to Korean films, which focuses on the dark side of things in a lot of cases. Watching this movie was like watching a rehash of other Korean movies that deals with vengeance and the loss of a loved one. It has been done so many times, I lost count of it. And there is almost nothing that makes this one stand out from the rest. Yes, I did have empathy towards the father that lost his daughter to sadistic teenagers. And yes, I did like the message about how messed up it is how certain criminals will get off with basically a tap on the wrist. Also how it gives a message about teenage deliquency. However not only did movie started to get really tedious, it really seemed to drag like really bad after the first 1 and 30 minutes. It's like they were trying really hard to make this movie at least 2 hours long (which is not a good thing). Again the directing is well done and it does get emotional near the end because of the sense of empathy you will feel towards the father of this story. But it all seemed so rehashed and narrow.

6.5/10

Pretty darn good. I thought the acting in this was great. I loved all the rain and snow scenes. The were shot nicely and really created a somber atmosphere. The lead male gave a moving performance. His portrait of grief, shock and somber irrationality really pulled me into his character. The story was solid enough to keep me engaged and I am glad I came across it.

It is not as good as like other Korean movies. The story is pretty straightforward. The father is taking revenge for killing her daughter by hauting them down. Acting of the main lead is really appreciatable but story didn't work for me.