As we have mentioned many times before, one of the main reasons for the international popularity Korean cinema is enjoying at the moment is the quality of a number of action/crime thrillers that came out mostly during the 00s. As the popularity (and the quality) of local cinema has decreased during the last few years, and probably in an effort to earn back some of the losses the pandemic brought, a number of production companies are turning to the genre once more. The results, however, vary, while reaching the level of masterpieces like “I Saw the Devil” and “The Chaser” does not seem doable at the moment, with the consequences of political correctness definitely not helping in that regard. Regardless, Son Seung-hyun tries his hand on the category through a low budget effort that has both its merits and its issues.
Bodyguard comes to digital/VOD on July 11th,...
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- 6/27/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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