Pureun sogeum
Directed by:
Hyeon-seung LeeScreenplay:
Hyeon-seung LeeCinematography:
Byeong-seo KimCast:
Kang-ho Song, Se-kyung Shin, Jeong-myeong Cheon, Min-joon Kim, Jong-hyuk Lee, Roe-ha Kim, Dal-su Oh, Yuh-jung Youn, Kyoung-young Lee, Esom, Duk-moon Choi (more)Plots(1)
Doo-heon, once a legendary gangster, wants to live a quiet and normal life running his own restaurant. Se-bin, hired to keep an eye on him, approaches him at a cooking class. Doo-heon, hiding his past, and Se-bin, hiding her identity, grow close to each other. One day, the mob boss, who was dearly fond of Doo-heon, passes away, naming the already retired Doo-heon as successor. The cartel fractures with internal conflict. Se-bin, a former shooting champion, receives orders to take Doo-heon down. Just as she is about to refuse, she learns that Eun-jeong, who was like family to her, has already attempted to execute Doo-heon on her own and was killed. Se-bin plots revenge and waits for the perfect deadly opportunity. But she soon realizes that her feelings toward Doo-heon make it hard for her to pull the trigger. She discovers also that Doo-heon had nothing to do with the death of her friend. Anonymous client pressures her to finish the job anyway. Doo-heon's uncovers Se-bin's true identity. However, believing firmly that Se-bin won't kill him, Doo-heon risks his own life to protect her. What is their destiny? (Berlinale)
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The excellent cast is unfortunately undermined by the script. After a confusing beginning comes a rather dull middle and only the end can save it. Nor did the relationship of the main couple really fire me up, apart from that beautiful final scene. That was very good and original. I liked the music and the atmosphere during the cooking... but an above-average film simply looks different. A weaker 3 stars.
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