Reviews from South Korea

Superlative - everyone should see this

Great, a must-see if you like the genre

Good, a decent example of the genre

Watchable, but only for serious genre fans

Unwatchable

Half stars could have gone either way depending on mood.

Movie Name / Release Year	Summary	Date	Reviewer
2009: Lost Memories (2002)	Slick action thriller with iffy script	2003-02-17	Simon
3-Iron (2004)	How to disappear completely	2020-06-13	Simon
A Bittersweet Life (2005)	Yeah, I needed to watch it again	2023-09-01	Simon
A Bittersweet Life (2005)	Will have to watch it again, might have been in the wrong mood	2012-05-30	Simon
A Tale Of Two Sisters (2003)	Scary! But very good.	2005-10-12	Simon
A Taxi Driver (2017)	Powerful	2020-09-05	Simon
Address Unknown (2001)	Not one to watch if you want cheering up	2002-09-23	Simon
April Snow (2005)	Quiet, realistic look at pain	2007-03-17	Simon
Arahan (2004)	Urban martial arts action	2020-07-04	Simon
Asura: The City of Madness (2016)	Grimy and bleak	2024-03-22	Simon
Besame Mucho (2001)	Very nicely put together	2002-09-23	Simon
Breathless (2008)	Violence begets violence	2013-07-04	Simon
Bungee Jumping Of Their Own (2001)	Original and impressive	2003-06-28	Simon
Burning (2018)	Burning Slowly	2021-04-18	Simon
Can't Live Without Robbery (2003)	Highly recommended!	2004-09-23	Simon
Castaway on the Moon (2009)	A beautiful piece of magical realism	2021-04-25	Simon
Crying Fist (2005)	Crying Audience	2005-07-31	Simon
Deliver Us From Evil (2020)	Not much to recommend it but has some decent action	2021-03-20	Simon
Desire To Kill (2010)	Delicious black comedy about revenge	2014-08-06	Simon
Friend (2001)	kind of boring	2002-09-29	Simon
Green Fish (1997)	Accomplished debut	2003-03-29	Simon
Guns & Talks (2001)	Funny, smart, stylish	2002-09-25	Simon
Han Gong-ju (2013)	All the more potent for being understated	2021-09-22	Simon
Hi, Dharma 2 - Showdown In Seoul (2005)	vapid and tired	2012-05-25	Simon
Hi, Dharma! (2002)	Fairly enjoyable "Gangster out of water" comedy	2012-05-25	Simon
Human, Space, Time and Human (2018)	Waste of space, time and human	2020-09-01	Simon
I Saw The Devil (2010)	Really just unpleasant	2012-11-17	Simon
Jakarta (2000)	Clever 'heist gone wrong' movie	2002-01-15	Simon
JSA (Joint Security Area) (2000)	Beautifully filmed, written and acted	2001-05-25	Simon
Kick The Moon (2001)	Its by the people that made ATTACK THE GAS STATION and it's good	2002-06-02	Simon