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Started off very strong through a series of slapstick scenes, but quickly loses steam as the story went on. A group of very likable cops with a great concept sounds like a combination that can do no wrong, but quite quickly you realize the film lacks memorable scenes and twists in the plot. The Chinese version of the film is stronger in both its cinematography and story that you feel the Korean version exists just to be there, but doesn't offer anything substantial. The bad guys are painfully one-dimensional and lacks personality. There are no doubt comedic moments sprinkled throughout, but there is not enough meat for the film to be remembered.
This movie has plenty of twists and turns...and does not disappoint.
I suspected a lot of things halfway through because I've come to expect it of these types of movies but I still enjoyed it.
What's more interesting is the actors that I keep seeing pop up in varying roles. For instance I'd just seen one of the actors as a very chillingly convincing serial killer and another as a contract killer/cop and both were very different in this film. Love the variety!
Overall this movie has a good mix of comedy, mystery, drama and suspense.
This movie was actually incredibly funny but the comedy heavily relies on Korean language.Just watched this movie. ONE OF THE FUNNIEST MOVIE I'VE EVER WATCHED. I found myself still giggling every time I remember this movie and worth the time to watch this movie it''s sooooooo funny
Captain Ko (Ryu Seung-ryong) leads a ragtag team of undercover narcotics officers, who have the reputation of bungling the simplest job. They have been trying for ages to catch a big drug lord, and when they discover that he and his gang are staying across the street from a chicken joint about to go out of business because there are never any customers, they take over the restaurant with the aim of spying on the kingpin and, hopefully, bringing him down. Unfortunately, the chicken that they cook is a massive hit and soon they have no time at all to spy because they're busy serving an unending stream of customers. Are they really so competent in cooking chicken when they're so incompetent of cops? Do they need to reconsider their career choices? Only time will tell....
This is a very funny movie, full of good humor, sight gags and, of course, lots and lots of staged fights between the heroes and the bad guys. Some of those are so over-the-top that it feels perfectly right to throw in a little music of the spaghetti western variety - fits right in! My only quibble is that during the fight scenes, the director (Lee Byeong-heon) chose to use the wobbly camera method, which always tends to irritate my eyes; otherwise, it's not surprising that this is a big hit in its home country, or (on the negative side) that a Hollywood remake is already in the works!
This is a very funny movie, full of good humor, sight gags and, of course, lots and lots of staged fights between the heroes and the bad guys. Some of those are so over-the-top that it feels perfectly right to throw in a little music of the spaghetti western variety - fits right in! My only quibble is that during the fight scenes, the director (Lee Byeong-heon) chose to use the wobbly camera method, which always tends to irritate my eyes; otherwise, it's not surprising that this is a big hit in its home country, or (on the negative side) that a Hollywood remake is already in the works!
This buddy cop movies is not just awesome at comedy, but best at fight scene too. Trust me, it will not disappoint you.
Did you know
- Trivia"Extreme Job," from South Korea, and "Lobster Cop," from China, share similar stories and tones as they are based on a script written by the South Korean writer Choong-Il Moon. The script won a contest held in South Korea in 2014 by the Korea Creative Content Agency. As part of their global marketing strategy, the agency formed partnerships with other countries such as China, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam, which is why there's also Vietnamese version of Extreme Job, titled "Nghe Sieu De" or "Extremely Easy Job."
- ConnectionsFeatured in Miseuteo Giganje: The Chauffeur (2019)
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- Korean fried chicken
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- Gross US & Canada
- $1,565,885
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $42,587
- Jan 27, 2019
- Gross worldwide
- $119,932,733
- Runtime
- 1h 51m(111 min)
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- 2.35 : 1
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