This is the kind of movie that you can watch at face value and see nothing spectacular happening. But one where the more you think about it, the more feelings gush out.
I recognise François in some people I've met in my life, who seem not to care who they find as a partner, what they do in life, as long as they get to tick off the boxes off the list of things they need in their life to…
I thought this was good fun and can't fathom it being a box office bomb. People are just tired of Marvel films I guess.
I didn't plan on watching this because 1) Screenwriter Kim Eun-Sook is known for writing convoluted stories with glib dialogue and shallow characters, and 2) revenge stories toe over the moral line too much for my liking. Vigilantism shouldn't be glorified no matter how justified.
Having said that, curiosity got the better of me because my Facebook feed was filled with people speaking about this show and I wanted to see for myself if this was another case of me…
Stylistically slick and not interested in anything bigger than the task the killer has at hand of tracking down the people who are involved in trying to kill him, it does begin to feel pretty nihilistic early on in the film. (or maybe it was just my state of mind)
Modern habits and gadgets feature prominently and to hilarious effect, firmly tethering the story to this particular time in history. While highly watchable, I was dismayed by the killer's lack…
