PMC: Deo beong-keo

I just watched this on Netflix. DIdn't expect to be watching a Call of Duty Video game style cut scene haha! The director and cienamtographers have been playing too much video games. The shots are shaky and makes you feel naseous. I had to pause this a couple of times to take a break. I feel sorry for the VFX / Rotoscope artists having to work with this footage in post.

I would recommend to watch this once if you are into futuristic military video games. Other than that nothing special.

I get it that Byung-woo Kim is a newbie writer and director, but this film has to be the worst camera work I have ever seen. Was a 95 year old with arthritis holding on to the camera? A 5 year old could've done a better job with a 1990's camcorder. I got dizzy and a migraine watching this film.

And then the ridiculous 2+ hours of dragged out and pointless scenes, that even with the decent pacing, felt like 3 hours. This story should have been a maximum of 20-30 mins. The dumb cliched scenes of drinking and constant smoking to look cool - during a mission. A 5th grader could've written a better screenplay. The story adapted from the novel by Sang-yeon Park was great, but sadly, it was poorly executed by the director with its many plot and technical issues.

Most of the dialogue was idiotic and illegible, especially from Jung-woo Ha. His English is terrible and I'd rather he spoke Korean with sub-titles throughout the entire film. None of the actors were convincing in their roles, except for maybe Agent Mackenzie and Dr. Yoon.

The only thing this film had going for it were the hi-tech sets, S/VFX, the constant action (of which most of it was was captured poorly by the director) and the (finally watchable and entertaining) last 10 minutes of the film.

So it's a generous 5/10 from me.

It's election day in the US in 2024, and the President is going to lose because of Korean policy missteps.CIA agent Jennifer Ehle has a plan to have Jung-Woo Ha disrupt peace talks between North and South Korea. This will give the President an excuse to destroy North Korea's nuclear arsenal and take over the nation, boosting his popularity. Then, however, the leader of North Korea is seen, and the mission evolves rapidly, again and again in an atmosphere of paranoia and realpolitik.

There's a real neo-noir edge to the movie. All the mercenaries are tired and want to go home, but they need one last score. The authorities are beyond corrupt; the plans break so rapidly in the face of events that there's no time to modify them, only react, and there are three directors of photography, each covering a different front with a moving camera, fit to drive the audience up the wall. Every time I thought the story was about to move ahead, something else would happen to reset my expectations of utter disaster. If you're looking for a dark thriller, this one certainly fits the bill.

Koreans' infatuation with all things American reminds me of the same phenomenon among Europeans during the past 20 years. And now there's a McDonalds everywhere, everything is english and every city looks the same. Don't make the same mistake Korea. Stick to your own style.

This movie is pure wannbe Hollywood trash with corny dialogue that has infantile American political messages shoehorned into it in a ridiculously stupid way.

Don't waste your time, STAY AWAY!

Tried to much without decent story. Action ok but not enough true grit Ok to watch But not again shame as trailer looked good