The good news? Not often you see a professional production where the star is also the writer. But Ma Dong-seok has successfully created an interesting character for himself -- the Beast Cop -- and in fairness that character is the only really fascinating part of the production. The rest is a by-the-numbers police procedural. The action is pro forma, appearing every few minutes whether needed or not. If only the story was as interesting as the main character. And you can't accuse Ma Dong-seok of adding female characters as eye-candy. There are no female leads. None. Literally.
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