Jakarta (2000)

Director:

Cho Sin Jung

Stars:

Sang Jung Kim, Da Hun Yun, Chang Jung Lim

Cast

Credited cast:
Sang Jung Kim	...	Hae Ryong
Da Hun Yun	...	Sa Hyun
Chang Jung Lim	...	Blue
Hee-kyung Jin	...	Red
Jae-un Lee	...	Eun Ah (as Jae Eun Lee)
Se Jun Kim	...	White
Jun Gyu Park	...	Du San
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Min-jung Kweon

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

caper | bank robbery | heist | double cross | bank heist

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Thriller

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Details

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Release Date:

30 December 2000 (South Korea)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinema Jenis

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Might fool the unwary into thinking it's a Korean Tarantino movie

Clever Korean 'heist gone wrong' movie, based around the premise that 3 groups of people all decide to rob the same bank at the same time. Hence chaos arises. What's clever about the movie is that it is one of those 'self-revisionist' type movies like Too Many Ways To Be Number One/Memento. The first half of the movie plays out straight, following the 3 groups from the start of the heist to the end. Then (quite without warning or indication it must be said) it flashes back to some time before the start and plays through again, this time showing you all the things you didn't see the first time. This changes the meaning of certain key events, and hence your perception of the conclusion.

Good characters and performances, clever idea, nicely executed. Good stuff! The Korean DVD is good quality, except the English subtitles are sometimes out of sync with the dialogue, and on one or two sentences just not there at all.