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This tells the operations of a team of surveillance officers tracking some most wanted criminals in South Korea.

Piggy is a new recruit into the surveillance team, and her initial test to see if she has photographic memory is already very impressive. When she is on the field and put to test, she and her team continues to excel in all ways possible. The technology they used, their analytical power and their brilliant skills dazzle viewers. The numerous close shaves keep viewers on edge, and there were many occasions I could feel myself holding my breath, waiting for critical events to unfold.

I have watched a few Korean films lately, and I have been thoroughly impressed by all of them. "Cold Eyes" continues the streak of great Korean films to be exported abroad, as it is a thriller that cuts right to the chase and keeps you on edge throughout the film. If you have the chance, go watch "Cold Eyes".

i have never heard about this movie before but today i was surfing the net looking for a good action movie and because i love Korean movies i stumbled upon this great piece of entertainment.

the movie starts with a very spectacular heist executed precisely by an armed gang with the supervision of a man that seems like he doesn't wanna get his hands dirty (i was wrong about him) instead he instructs his gang members from an elevated position he is basically the architect of the heist.

on the other side a group of high tech police squad that chooses it's recruits carefully as they have to be very brilliant in many aspects in this demanding field and the chase begins in this action packed edge of seat thriller.

this movie is simply a chase that lasts like 3 days if i'm not wrong involving followings stakeouts and bugging houses in order to identify the members of the bank robbers as they plan another even more daring heist. the directors kept the same pace through the whole movie in order to give the audience a feel that time is running out or rather a feel of doing something risky and trying to get away with it. they also focused on the Villain of this movie who in my opinion stole the show with his intelligence and fighting skills as he manages to stay one step ahead of the police the entire time.

and how can i disregard the brilliant camera-work and the editing that despite the nature of most of the action happening in this movie still manages to capture every single thing.

overall this is a great cops and robbers movie with some good thrills and fight scenes. my rating 7.5/10

"Eye in the Sky" was one of the most under-appreciated movies of 2007, a taut and tense Hong Kong thriller from auteur Johnnie To's Milkyway Image banner which boasted compelling performances from Milkyway regulars Simon Yam and Tony Leung under the auspicious directorial debut of To's frequent assistant Law Wing Cheong.

Fortunately for fans of the original, "Cold Eyes" isn't one of those remakes that ends up sullying the reputation of its predecessor; instead, directors Cho Ui-seok and Kim Byung-seo have succeeded in creating an equally gripping movie that is both reverential to its source material and imaginative enough to stand on its own. Indeed, the beauty of their film lies in how it manages to balance elements from the original with its own ideas, trading one metropolis for another without losing the idiosyncrasies of Seoul's urban landscape or for that matter of Milkyway's high-brow concept.

Like "Eye", Cho begins with the team's latest addition, Yoon-ju (Han Hyo-joo), being assigned to track a middle-aged man whose identity she is oblivious to. In actual fact, the man is none other than her soon-to- be leader Hwang (Seol Kyung-gu), the "mission" an on-the-job interview for the Chief to assess her abilities. While trading Hong Kong's signature tram cars for Seoul's underground subway, the details remain the same - Hwang drops a newspaper along the way, bumps into another lady, enters a phone booth, scribbles on a piece of paper torn from the phone book, and finally sits down in a café where he confronts her - every single one just as important for Yoon-ju's assignment.

As Hwang is testing Yoon-ju, a band of criminals led by James (Jung Woo- sung) execute a high-precision heist at a bank in downtown Seoul, eventually making off with millions after evading the police in no small measure due to a diversion created by one of their members. He's the equivalent of the original's Lam Suet, a crucial mark the team will eventually focus on to get their first break into a seemingly flawless plan. James is however here a criminal-for-hire rather than his own mastermind, a new addition from the original being a mysterious broker (Kim Byeong-OK) whom the former gets his orders from.

Staying true to the nature of such operations, Cho keeps their target elusive in the first hour of the film; instead, he takes the opportunity of that waiting game to emphasise the character beats that will pay off later in several surprisingly affecting scenes, in particular, that between Chief Hwang and Yoon-ju. Kyung-gu plays the strict but warm- hearted Hwang visibly tougher than Simon Yam was in the original, but otherwise the dynamic between mentor and rookie is pretty much similar - and in the days spent waiting for their mark, Hwang will come to recognise and admire Yoon-ju's intelligence and tenacity, while the latter will take to the former like a daughter to a father. That bond was the heart and soul of "Eye", and Cho's retelling loses none of the original's poignancy, especially given Seol and Han's heartfelt chemistry in their scenes together.

Yet even in the midst of these character-driven moments, Cho keeps a tight grip on the film's pace set in motion from the very first riveting frame. Like a procedural, every fascinating detail of the team's stakeout from their covers to their routine is carefully depicted - even their disposition on the field, as exemplified by Yoon-ju's break from protocol by intervening to assist a woman being bullied by a group of thugs. And as a perfect counterbalance, we are also acquainted with James, whose potent combination of methodical and meticulous injects frissons of menace into the proceedings.

From tense to intense pretty much describes the second half of the movie, which kicks into high gear when the team follows their target to discover the rest of his crew - sans James, who manages to keep his cover a little longer by always keeping a safe distance, though never letting his watchful eye slip, from his associates. Once again, Cho stays true to the spirit of the original - choreographing edge-of-your- seat moments as Hwang and Yoon-ju trail James through a myriad of small alleys - while expanding the scope of the action thanks to a much larger budget, including a car chase that unfolds amidst Seoul's busy streets and culminates in a standoff in the middle of a flyover.

Perhaps most significantly, Cho retains the karmic twist at the end of "Eye" despite dropping such a reference in the English title this remake adopts - and for those who have not seen that earlier movie, let's just say it has something to do with Buddhist teachings. Cho's respect for his inspiration is clear at every turn - even in the alias 'Piglet' Yoon-ju assumes in the field - which is probably the reason why he manages to snag Simon Yam to appear in a brief cameo right at the end.

Whether as a remake or as a film on its own, this is without a doubt a first-rate exceptional thriller that makes the most of its distinctive premise to deliver an edge-of-your-seat adrenaline-pumping ride. No wonder then that the movie has gone on to become one of the biggest hits this year in its home territory - and with original lead star Yam clearly on board, we can say that obvious sequel has become one of those we really cannot wait to see.

You can call it a remake or inspired but this movie resembles Simon Yam's 'Eye in the sky' and a little bit of 'Infernal Affairs'. And that confirms when Simon himself appears as a cameo at the end. This Korean movie was very stylishly made especially the character appearances. An exciting pace with high tech electronic devices implements to spy the criminals gives a very modern look on detectives.

The movie begins with a twist at opening itself like some interview to hire somebody. Its a surveillance theme where a team of Korean intelligence works together to take down a group of bank robbers. Piglet is a given pet name to a newly recruited officer for the special crime unite. Her impressive observation talent puts her straight into a major spying case. Soon she gets her first field assignment to track the movements of one of the heist member. The thrilling story of 'Cold Eyes' tells how Piglet and her team led by Lee jointly acts to get the ruthless thieves.

This movie portrayed only between the two groups and nothing else like the rest of the world is blind. Between these two, the thieves and cops, it is demonstrated like a cat-mouse game. It was a good entertaining movie one can enjoy it thoroughly. If you have already seen 'Eye in the sky' or not, no matter this movie is still looking good on its own so you will have a good time. There were no hardcore stunts in the movie except a couple of quick sequences. After all it is a spying theme which fulfills its purpose in a stylish manner.

Cold Eyes is a fast paced crime drama which begins with a pretty young girl on a subway who seems to be a regular passenger with other riders. Hyo-ju Ha is the actress, and she is the star here, a natural beauty who you cannot take your eyes off of. She turns out to be an undercover cop tracking bad guys. Later on, she is teamed with other police, all men, by the way, who join together to catch a ruthless group of criminals who have robbed a bank. Most of the film is set in a large room filled with monitors showing various parts of a Korean city. It moves along quickly, with a solid cast and decent storyline. The ending is nothing new, but overall it is better than average.