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Veteran initially comes off as a typical, if still very good, action comedy in which we're introduced to Seo Do-cheol, a skilled detective who is in the process of busting up a car smuggling ring. In the first ten minutes we get both plenty of comedy and action as Do-cheol and his fellow officers show themselves as more grounded and relatable, despite Do-cheol's excellent martial arts skills. While we do get plenty of quick hitting action, we also get cops who get winded, criminals who run without shooting, and other foregone clichés that might exist otherwise. However, it isn't until we get to the meat of the story that we start to see the unconventional turns take place.

The story truly starts, about 30-40 minutes in, when Do-cheol meets Jo Tae-oh, a spoiled, rich, and sadistic executive at the powerful Sun- jin group. When Tae-oh becomes responsible for the near death of one of Do-cheol's friends. It sets in motion a cat and mouse game, with Do-cheol the unstoppable force and Tae-oh blocking him at every point. The film isn't especially action packed, though we do get a few moments of action here and there. Much of this is mixed between comedy and crime drama. What makes the comedy especially good is that it's not only somewhat unconventional for a crime drama of this sort, but that our characters are made relatable and realistic. Despite how they may be set up to be more than average, we're quickly reminded that they're still only human. The interactions are also wonderful, as we witness their personal connections and how they defy the clichéd character types. Do-cheol himself, played wonderfully and charismatically by the excellent Jeong-min Hwang, defies his first impression by having to navigate the legal system to catch Tae-oh in a way that is more about outsmarting his opponent than beating him up. He may act like a supercop, but as we see in the film, his more brutal actions come back to bite him. Tae-oh, played by an equally charming but far more sadistic Ah In Yoo, is a little more clichéd. He's a typically hated bad guy who has no problem embarrassing those around him, beating people up, and pushing his responsibilities onto others. Suffice to say, he plays a typical spoiled rich brat here. But it works. There's a scene early on which demonstrates this well, having a father get beaten in front of his son. He's a truly despicable.

The film is constantly entertaining all the way through and rarely lets up. We do get great scenes of drama and emotion, and the film does an excellent job of making Do-cheol likable, but it's at it's best when Do-cheol is navigating the roadblocks being placed in front of him and overcome his obstacles, which become increasingly more dangerous. When Do-cheol and Tae-oh finally confront each other, it will have been well worth it and the confrontation is something to be relished. This is a very well crafted film that balances all it's elements just right, never coming off as too melodramatic, and much of what works is owed to the excellent writing and acting by the two leads. Korea strikes gold again with this excellent film.

With a summer filled with less than mediocre domestic films busting blocks in box office we get a quality entertainment from director Ryu Seung-Wan. This is not an entirely original film but Ryu packs it with enough real life relevance and intrigue in the plot to keep the audience thoroughly entertained.

The plot which has the same structure as "The Public Enemy" series, very popular and also from Korea, follows a hardboiled cop trying to take down a psychotic rich kid after his acquaintance ends up in hospital. Both parties do what they do best. One follows leads and the other does whatever it takes cover it up.

As mentioned above, the film's action scenes and its general tone (comic reliefs, charismatic yet evil rich baddies) are very similar to Public Enemy series. However the story is more focused here with director Ryu's confidence in his own style.

The entire cast turns in solid performances but the standout is Ah In Yoo, making a real nasty playboy who can convincingly smirk and get under your skin. Also worth mentioning is Hae Jin Yoo who's presence in a film almost always indicate solid performances. He plays a man who needs to juggle around running the company and keeping the young maniac under control. In its final action sequence, fans of Korean cinema will chuckle at a familiar face making a goofy cameo.

So far Ryu hasn't made a single film that wasn't worth the admission price. Sure, his film can come off cheesy at times but they were never boring. Ryu's style can also compensate for not entirely original plots in films like "Veteran" and "Berlin Files". A great success in box office, this film will pretty much guarantee the director to make any film he wants to make next. Anything he makes, I'll be first in line.

Brilliantly directed and even more effectively presented by all the actors. Ground breaking storyline backed by excellent dialogues and acting. Worth your precious time for sure. But I bet that in reality this super rich are too powerful and beyond the reach of cops. Let's hope that one day this will happen in reality as well.

Seo Do-cheol is a righteous cop with a great team and boss, entangled in the deceit of a mad rich businessman Jo Tae-oh. Tae-oh uses his power to buy everything and everyone which stand against him. Do-cheol rises against Tae-oh against all odds and the events are just magnificent how Do-cheol fervently takes everything on his hands to destroy the supremacy and menace of Tae-oh

Veteran is a classy action-comedy which perfectly takes the social milieu and delivers in a splendid manner. The screenplay is pretty consistent with all the layers of story unfolding at the right moments; it never breaks the momentum of the viewer. The characterization is almost near the realism as every actor lives the life of the characters.

Jeong-min Hwang is a natural actor and has already given some of the best performances in Korean Cinema. He impeccably embodies the character of an upright cop who is agile and stands for morals. Ah In Yoo astonishingly portrays the character of a wrathful and treacherous businessman and his madness on the screen will make you cringe. Hae-jin Yoo and Dal-su Oh are remarkable in the supporting characters, both complement the screenplay effortlessly. Rest is cast has done pure justice to the characters.

Veteran has a slick action which packs the right punches and martial are never goes over the top. The cinematography works splendidly in the action scenes which are well choreographed too with lot of gags.

Korean Movies are quintessentially awesome when it comes to crime-action-comedy. The blend of dark humor with stylish action is a genre shift which is a hard nut to crack. Korean movies have already mastered in the genre and also there are also lot invocations. Veteran is an epitome of the same genre

The first act of Veteran consists of utter shenanigans and plenty of nut shots, which might undermine its closer to reality dark story later on. When it introduces the rich mad antagonist it ramps up into one of the best cop dramas from Korea in recent times. The setup is smart, often looking eerily authentic yet still presents a couple of heavy themes with strikingly eccentric characters.

It opens up with simple case of car smuggling which feels as though it's usual Korean drama, while funny it doesn't possess the right gravitas. About half an hour comes the antagonist Tae Oh (Ah In Yoo) who practically turns the tone upside down. From then it's a mental and physical struggle that's utterly bloody and dark. This is quite the brutal chess game of cop versus criminal.

It's definitely a pleasant surprise, delivering harrowing scene of debauchery and corruption. The way the actors carry themselves bring just enough realism to the character, either it's from the daily life or interaction between colleagues or disproportionate respect to boss. The social and public culture is exaggerated, yet it's odd enough to be real. The director knows how to present the characters, both the flawed antagonist and seemingly suave antagonist, and make audience root or despise them.

Action is pretty good, it keeps the tone of actual brawl with real life martial art and has succeeded on portraying impact on its punches and kicks. The visual takes very direct ambiance and aside for a few distinct moments, it keeps the genuine atmosphere intact. If there's a hindrance in the movie, it's that the quirky comedy might not translate well. These types of gags are common for Korean shows, but they do tend to be excessive.

Using far end spectrum from both crime drama and action comedy, Veteran is a fervid and visceral cop thriller with dissonantly relatable social backdrop.

The Korean cop-thieves films are quite extraordinary and I had seen plenty of them. This is based on kind of similar theme. Instead the gang here it is a cop who face-off a millionaire. This is not completely a serious action-crime, but a bit of fun too, that was well written and directed by 'The Berlin File' filmmaker. The film was a huge hit in the domestic market, but I felt the runtime was slightly a lengthy with some few boring parts. Overall, the film was entertaining, that reached close to my expectation.

Before coming to the main story, the film tells a couple of quick crime solving events in its first act. It was the story of an honest, but a tough police officer when it comes to the crimes and criminals. That's how he ends up on one of the greatest case he has ever taken in the hand. Though, it all begins when one of the truck drivers was badly injured after protesting over his termination from the job without the pay. That brings a young wealthy businessman into the frame for the head-to-head clash between him and the cops. In the end who wins, the corporate house with their financial power and political influence or the limbless police force is the remaining.

The opening was so hilarious, I thought I had to prepare for the laugh riot, but then the middle parts failed to keep the same intensity. Precisely to say there's nothing much happened, not the interesting stuffs. That is where the audience has to watch out, because this is not one hundred per cent comedy. But somehow the story kept moving in a right direction, especially the clash between the cops and corporate, at least in a draggy pace. When the final act commenced, I felt the previous developments came in handy to set the stage for a great finish.

"I told you to stay out of trouble."

Quite refreshing from the regular cop films. I did not anticipate the amusing characters like this, not from the cops. Only the cops, but the character sets from the opposite were inverted like 'the masks of comedy and tragedy'. The whole cop team, including the chief was so funny. There are loads of small scale jokes that brighten up our mood. But like I said, once the narration approaches the midway, especially after a business tycoon was introduced, all the fun parts were beginning to fade away. That's the reminder for the commencement of the other facet of the story.

So the film takes the us to the vital segment of the narration where the intensified confrontation takes place. But only the twist spells even more interest in us about the tale's ending. Nothing any breathtaking secrets revealed, yet absolutely best and smart turnaround. The struggling police force against their rival was brilliantly told. In reality, I don't think things can happen like that, but for a movie, it was fun as well as thrilling with some awesome stunt sequences.

The actors too showed their potential. I think it is a good film to remake, but there are few areas to improve like overall pace of the film. When the film started, it took me around half an hour to get used to everything about the film. From the characters to the situations they are in, it needs a serious attention from us, but the other side the length of the film is a worrisome. I enjoyed watching it, so no doubt it was a good film, but should have been even better than that.

I would say it missed an opportunity to be one of a fine cop film. Not because of the attachment of the comedies, but separating and randomising them from the other heavy events makes it an inconsistent to keep up the same momentum throughout, especially like during facing the bad guys. If you watch the film's ending you will understand what I meant.

So these kind of flaws are minors, that comes under the screenplay's error when the scenes in the story failed to flow in a same flat surface. That's what I felt, yet I know I'm not an expert in that field, but I have experience watching films like that. So I won't complain the overall film, surely I can recommend it for those who like cop story. Though the one thing you have to keep in your mind is that it is not a serious recital, but something like seeing a film Jackie Chan in a cop avatar.

7/10

The beginning bit alone is worth watching the movie. Of course the movie has to settle a bit after that much mayhem, but does pick up the pace towards the end again. The comedy action mixture is really fitting and the actors are doing a great job. It's obvious they have fun with the script and the comedy that ensues.

It may seem all over the place and a bit over the top (alright sometimes a lot over the top), but if you don't mind that, you will be entertained as much as I did. South Korea has some really good filmmakers and some great talent in general and here are some on display if you are open minded and love originality, than you should give this a try

I rarely watch Asian movies, I made an exception for this one because I liked the description and the poster. I didn't regret watching it. The way the drama/comedy/detective/action is combined is truly amazing. It made me cry a little, laugh a lot, smile and be sad trough the movie. The detective's perseverance and the limits that he pushes makes it a wonderful story. I liked that we get to see a bad ass woman detective in a secondary role that we rarely see in Hollywood, (a thing that is something normal in Asian movies). Also, the fact that the main character was not a martial arts master is a big plus. A truly inspiring family and friends relationships between characters and real life situations is what makes this movie almost a masterpiece. The level of the actors, their playing deserves and Oscar or at least some international appreciation.

Absolutely gripping from start to finish. Hwang Jung-min as always gives an amazing performance along with yoo Ah-in. It has a splendid balance of humor and whit, with suspense and drama. The fight scenes are also well executed.

After becoming Yoo Ah-in fan I wanted to watch everything he worked on. So I started with veteran, and I was not disappointed. His character was pretty great, and his acting was really good, all the actors did a good job to be honest. The relations the cops had was pretty nice as well.. And for a change there wasn't any corrupted cops in the team. The action sequences ESPECIALLY the final was awesome,Yoo Ah-in felt like a real MMA fighter, he was like a beast. Beside all that.. I was disappointed with the story itself tbh, I expected more.

Seo Do-cheol is your typical detective in South Korean movies: violent, hypermasculine, more than willing to break a couple of heads. In his work he gets to know driver Bae. When Bae ends up in the hospital after attempting to commit suicide, Seo Do-cheol decides to investigate the reasons behind the act. Pretty soon his path crosses the one of rich young man Jo Tae-oh, who will not be very happy about Seo Do-cheol's intrusion in his daily life.

"Veteran" centers on the showdown between the detective and the rich kid, in a not very subtle critic of the heirs of big businesses that believe that everyone has to obey them and that they live in a world where rules don't apply to them. This could do for lots of fun. However, the movie just doesn't have much energy, and not much originality, either. This is caused, in part, by the rhythm. The movie is overlong and the pace suffers from it, scenes becoming stretched too thin and making the viewer disconnect with the proceedings. It doesn't help either that the action direction is flat, with little flash, even if, on a positive side, they have some good sense of humor.

"Veteran" ends being an average action-comedy movie, with your run- of-the-mill detective-vs-the-rich plot.

Overall, pretty good. While not my favorite Korean action film, if you like the genre you will probably enjoy it. Overall story and tropes will be broadly familiar to anyone who watches much Korean crime/action.

My one criticism is that the antagonist is cartoonishly evil - a genuine sadist - and his sadism is demonstrated probably more than is necessary, and in more extreme ways than is necessary, for a film which is trying to be more comedic.

Other than that, some good casting/actors, many of whom will be familiar to fans of the genre, including a cameo by Ma Dong-seok, probably my favorite actor in the genre.

Yoo Ah In being an antagoniss wow love it, he really into his role i think, got a little bit scary feeling watching him acted like that Love the action scene, espescially near the en

Qualified commercial films, rich second generation show is better, the face of gentle and elegant always can not hide the violence in the bones. The theme is so strong that it completely obscures the role of money.

Veteran is a story of a good detective who hunts down a rogue and arrogant businessman. The story makes you think that a clichéd one. But i bet that no.. its not clichéd.. well, the story looks familiar to you but the narration, performances and the whole treatment makes this movie a watchable and entertaining one. The main lead Jeong-min Hwang did a wonderful job as the detective and he steals the show in every sense. Dal-su Oh, who did the support to the detective as the Chief supported the main lead and was funny too. Ah in yoo was excellent in antagonist shoes delivering performances in the whole one. The action scenes were well choreographed, was brutal, especially the climax action scenes and the climax scenes were also good. The background score was also good which was totally synced with the movie. Korean lovers, if you haven't seen this movie yet.. Then i reckon that you are going to miss a well executed movie My rating: 8.5 on 10

Once again , Korean's did it. Not a lot of action but right mix with comedy. Thoroughly enjoyed. highly recommended.

What worked: This movie works fine because if the use of right humor into the action movie. It's fun, engaging and enjoyable watch considering the good screenplay and the way it's directed. There is a nice balance of the comedy and the action in the movie making it a watchable movie. That's the reason I watched the movie multiple times and still found it a good movie

What did not work: Some minor issues with the plots that could have been worked if the makers put extra attention but overall it's still an entertaining movie. Final verdict: recommended

There is just nothing here to keep your interest starting to questions if Korean has anyone that can write or act. When all else fails lets just go stupid and than double down on that, there re just to many shows from all over the world to watch to waste your time on crap like this.

Seung-wan Ryoo wrote and directed. The action is non-stop. Guns are not used on each other but twice to quiet riots. A truck driver who is picketing gets pummeled in front of his young son by the main bad guy. He dies. His brother is told the story by the son who was forced to see his father beaten. This cop goes after the man behind the beating. The bad guy kills his own dog when frustrated. He is the son of a top man. He can fight and cripples many. He is more vicious than any bad man in American films. He can fight. The hand to hand wrestling and fighting is why this film is tops. It is the most agile fast hand to hand combat I have ever seen. It is not computer generated. I loved the action from start to finish. Many times the female cop gets the final kick.

This fast paced complicated and gritty movie was highly entertaining - I don't want to spoil the ending but I hated it.

There were many plot lines running concurrently and all added to the overall fast paced and interesting movie.

It's not only Americans that can make such movies - but largely only the Americans and Brits who consistently produce world class content

On occasion the English speaking world has a non-English speaking hit (Downfall is the only one I can think of) - but with content like this and other American/British productions we really don't need much else - especially when a non English film has dubbing as well as subtitles so you get the mouths moving one way - the dubbed words saying something else and the subtitles going off in another direction

Doubtless people will say "oh but you are missing out on XYZ non English movies" to which I would respond ""I don't care"

If you like this movie then go watch the series of movies The-Round-Up, there's about four of them and basically the same movies as this one.

There's also a sequel to this movie called - I, The Executioner which came out 10yrs after this movie, don't know why it took so long to make and come out but well worth a watch also.

Jo Tae-oh is a young man who was grown spoiled in a wealthy family. He keeps on committing pretty much every crime that one can think of. He tries to buy his way out of everything which almost always works but detective Seo Do-cheol won't let that happen this time.-Anonymous.

Awesome acting. Awesome coherent script. Awesome casting- each actor was perfect in their respective role, smaller or bigger. The comic elements were entertaining- I wish there was a bit more of them. The police team had great camaraderie and was represented by normal looking actors who did a great job. The worst villains were despicable. I'm not sure why IMDB thinks my review thus far is short to submit so I'll have to keep going a while longer. I really appreciated the fact that the movie was not a series of awfully worst scenarios events- that's one thing that makes me anxious about Korean cinema. Some movies or dramas seem overly focused on everything that can go wrong in life. Not here, there was relief in the ending and we even saw the key villain finally say one meaningful sentence with a smile. (Perhaps part of the humorous undertone) I'll say no more, but this movie is well worth it.