Interesting premise regarding a painful chapter in Korean history. And while the acting is quite good, in typical action film tropisms, the story can only progress because of unrealistic monologues.
Sure, the characters want the ex-president to "repent" and beg forgiveness. But do they really? Come on. They have SO so many chances to kill him when it becomes obvious that he won't. But what do they do?
They monologue.
Yup, they all monologue, for the simple sake of coming to a very unsatisfying conclusion. Don't listen to the reviews that are like, "Wow!", "Korean cinema as I love". There is nothing to love here. An overused movie cliche for the sake of....what?
And don't get me started on the main female character. I was so looking forward to being an integral part of the story and showing the men how it is done.
And she ends up being a clown, who either can't make the shot, or won't instantly take the shot when it's in her crosshairs. She's no trained marksman, and one of the biggest disappointments of the film.
