Genre: Action, Drama, Crime, Comedy
Starring:
Kim Yoon-seok
Jeong Kyeong-ho
Kyeon Miri
Release year: 2009
Language: Korean
Subtitle: English
SYNOPSIS:
Phil-sung is a lazy countryside detective. He is suspended from office due to his mistakes during examination process. Ki-tae is a legendary prison breaker and continues his merciless killing rampage. Phil-sung accidentally runs into Ki-tae but he is much too slow to catch the killer. He’s fired due to this error and now he makes it his personal mission to bring in Ki-tae at all costs.
RATING: 8/10
REVIEW:
" Kim Yoon Seok is excellent in the lead role, adding a genuine touch of pathos, and not simply falling back on his laurels, but adding a different kind of underdog moral complexity. Certainly, the film revolves mainly around his character, who appears in pretty much every scene, and with Ki Tae never being particularly fleshed out as his opponent beyond being a martial arts master and near unstoppable force of bad-ass nature. This having been said, Lee does at times seem to be moving towards giving his villain some kind of sympathetic back story or reason for his behaviour, though keeps stopping short – this is arguably preferable than to having the film develop into another contrived cop/criminal buddy paring, and gives the story more of an old fashioned feel.
The film does pack in a good amount of action, mainly through scenes of Ki Tae beating the hell out of Pil Sung and his shabby cohorts and showing off some impressive skills, most of which have a gritty feel thanks to Lee’s grounded and unflashy directorial approach. During the latter stages things do get more intense, though Lee never plays it too straight, frequently allowing for a little comedy to drift into the proceedings. Thankfully, this never involves much in the way of slapstick or overt gags, mainly resulting from Pil Sung’s unending incompetence, and as such it manages to amuse without undermining the drama and tension. The plot does provide a few unexpected twists along the way, and the film in general has a pleasingly offbeat air to it. Whilst never quite subverting expectations, Lee keeps the viewer engaged and although tangential at times, the film has a certain amiable and upbeat quality despite the wretched shenanigans and occasional moral lapses of its protagonist.
As such, “Running Turtle”, although not particularly challenging, makes for entertaining, crowd pleasing viewing and should certainly be enjoyed by all thriller fans. Kim Yoon Seok again proves himself to be one of Korea’s best acting talents, and effectively lifts the film from being merely solid to something more interesting and involving. "
Source: BeyondHollywood
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