This gem is just brilliant. A subversive hacker based film that is not the easiest to make
very cinematic but Who Am I works out a way to do so. Benjamin is a genius hacker trying to reach the top following his idol's steps. But MRX. The last one belongs to FR1ENDS who are known to be a group of hackers employed by the Russian Mafia and things get complicated as Ben and his team, CLAY, try to make him recognize their work. This
encourages them to focus on two actions: to discover the identity of
MRX and actively work to stop FR1ENDS. Little do they know, this will
all culminate into one massive hack that is more "social engineering",
than it is limited to computer hacking. The acting, scrip and action complete a creative, stylish, and quite entertaining film that you will remember for a long time.
Sunday, August 30, 2015
Thursday, August 27, 2015
Yeok-rin aka The fatal encounter
This is another great historical movie with an excellent storyboard. King Jeongjo rules on a divided kingdom while Noron family tries to take him down with the help of his grandmother and his general Ku. Two
young children, numbers 220 and 77, taken by a brutal slave-master are brought up to become
assassins but fate will play a dramatic role for them. The twist and turns actually makes this
one quite immersive, despite some of the twist being quite predictable
and all. It's really a film about strong characters, great battle scenes and suspense. Korean films are getting better and better through last decade and this is not an exception hopefully.
Wednesday, August 5, 2015
Pyojeok aka The Target (2014)
This is another solid action film from South Korea. A gem blending great action scenes due to its excellent choreography and stunts, fine acting and an interesting plot. ER doctor, Tae-joon, is trying to save his wife as she has been kidnapped from a mysterious guy who wants Tae's last saved patient to be delivered to him. Things get messed when gangs and other external factors show up and it becomes
clear that there is a larger conspiracy at play. Yeo-hoon, the patient, manages to escape from hospital and wants to find his own solution to personal problems engaging him and his brother to an assassination based on unknown motives as well. Despite its flaws,"The Target" is still sufficiently engaging to entertain- especially since
its pace is brisk and its actors easy on the eye.Its a solid and
frequently thrilling cinema which should provide genre fans with
sufficient entertainment and excitement.
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