Saturday, May 5, 2012

The Man from Nowhere

Korean writer and director Lee Jeong-beom delivers a stylish action-packed thriller in his second feature. A former agent is lured back into action when his young neighbors is kidnapped by a vicious gang involved in drug and organ trade. Jeong-beom puts equal emphasis into the tender moments as well as violent action scenes. Korean actor Won Bin shines as the reluctant hero with a secret past which is quite the opposite of the naive son in his international breakthrough in Bong Joon-ho's "Mother." Thai actor Thanayong Wongtrakul makes an impression as one of the villains. 1001 Films' coverage of films on DVD.

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