Since becoming a popular Korean film industry overnight with "The Corpse Train" (domestic translation: " Busan Tour "), Ma Dongshi immediately became the next Korean uncle with box office appeal, and has been looking for the next character and work that can greatly enhance his personal charm. He has a distinct image and performance, but in the sequel to "Walking with Gods", director Lee Won-tae's second feature film "The Evil Showdown", Ma Dong-shi, who is strong and pleasant in his heart, finally waited for another radiant moment for himself. Although the film is not perfect in terms of shooting, editing and plot connection, relying on the performance brilliance of the three protagonists themselves and the basic skills of the Korean film industry, this still makes this a genre masterpiece that can be easily enjoyed by audiences who like Korean dark police and gangster thrillers.
"Extreme Evil Confrontation" describes the originally irreconcilable passionate detective and the underworld gangster who were forced to work together in order to pursue a cold-blooded serial murderer. In the process, not only did he see his own shadow in the other party, but also made the boundary between good and evil, justice and crime increasingly blur. The vague discussion between law and lynching sanctions also puts a beautiful bow on the design and flip of the second half of the film, making this work not only a crime-type movie that is difficult to distinguish between good and evil, but also gives more room for fun.
With the actors' strong dialogue, the rapid development of plot editing, and the extremely well-used montage, "The Evil Showdown" seems smooth and exciting. Even though several actions are not jokingly wonderful, it can be hidden well under the cover of the overall fluency, because the whole film is really unsatisfied and up again. But overall, it is a bit of a pity. As the second feature film by director Lee Won-tae, "The Evil Showdown" is still a little far from the real first-line Korean strong films, and the characters are relatively thin (some situations are even too lazy to explain the background). It mainly relies on the design of several scenes and the performances of the actors to make the role more established. At the same time, the turning point of the story is a bit natural. The scheduling and shooting of the action scenes have become the weakness of the film as mentioned above. Several large scenes have thunder and raindrops. In addition, in order to achieve quick and rough editing, it makes people wonder whether the film has problems during the shooting process, especially in the action part, so they can only use a large number of "scissors hands" to deal with it.
Fortunately, Korean Film has long been well-known for shooting such works, and its basic scheduling capabilities and production levels are still in place. In addition to hand-to-hand combat, any speed stunts or dark alleys to pursue murderers will make up for the stimulation. The use of montage is also quite exciting. The process of searching for killers from door to door can allow the audience to experience the hardships and difficulties of the process in the shortest time, which is quite the finishing touch.
also includes Ma Dongshu. The three protagonists Ma Dongshu, Kim Moyeol , and Kim Sung-gyu all raised the movie a whole level. After several movies, Ma Dongshi reminds people of European and American action movie superstars such as Arnold or Strong in the past. Although the performances are obvious, they know very well about their own advantages and disadvantages, and they also know how to choose the best subject to make up for or cover up the shortcomings. In "Extreme Evil Showdown", he should be full of momentum when he is fierce, and his cuteness or true feelings are just right in other places. He is a charming villain/anti-hero character. The policeman played by Kim Bo-yeol is just a comparison. He relies entirely on his acting skills to support the scene. Many background emptiness or behavioral contradictions can be blocked by his own strength. The ambiguous friendship with Ma Dong-suk also has many highlights. The latter part of the rainy day, waiting for the opponent scene of the bus and the dinner made a movie that was obviously selling atmosphere and action suddenly had some touching elements. Don't forget the serial murderer played by Kim Sung-gyu. He showed his acting skills in "Kingdom", but he only played the ronin samurai Yong-shi, who is difficult to distinguish between good and evil. However, this time he lost 10 kilograms and figured out the perverted murderer. However, even if he looked at him through the camera, it made people feel cold and disgusted. The evolution can be so vivid, and there is no second adjective besides admiration.
Sometimes, compared with the production level of the first-line flagship production, the overall state of the film industry can better see the overall state of the film industry. "The Evil Showdown" relies on the strength of the industry and the performances of the actors, which makes it almost reach the first-class level. It may not be called an outstanding movie, but it is indeed a solid type of entertainment. Whether it is for the charm of the uncle or the type of fans, I believe that I will not be disappointed.
