Eye for an Eye (2008) Noon-e-neun noon I-e-neun i (original title)

Directors:

Kwon-tae Ahn
Kyung-Taek Kwak

Writers:

Kyung-Taek Kwak (screenplay)
Kwon-tae Ahn (screenplay)
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Release Date:

30 July 2008 (South Korea)

Genre:

Action | Crime

Plot:

The devious brain behind a heist draws a top police detective, on the eve of his retirement, into an elaborate plot of robbery and revenge. |

Cast

Suk-kyu Han	...	Baek Sung-chan
Seung-won Cha	...	Ahn Hyun-min
Young-chang Song	...	Kim Hyun-tae
Byung-joon Lee	...	Antonio
In-gi Jeong	...	Hwang Min-chul
Ji-seok Kim	...	Song Yoo-gon
Byeong-wook Son	...	Kim Do-soo
Seong-Gyoo Lim	...	Cha Young-jae
Jae-goo Lee	...	Detective Park
Yoon-tae Kim	...	Detective Kim
Jong-man Kim	...	Detective Oh
Jeong Yoon	...	Detective Lee
Hyuk Poong Kwon	...	Yoon
Min-seok Kwak	...	Go Dong-min
Hye-Jeong Kim
Ra-hye Lee	...	Do-soo's Daughter
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eun-ah Jang	...	Tourist
Mu-song Jeon	...	Ahn Hyuk-tae
Hae-suk Kim	...	Do-soo's Mother
Seon-Yeong Kim
Do-yeong Lim	...	Tourist
Hyun-sung Lim

Directed by
Kwon-tae Ahn
Kyung-Taek Kwak

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Kwon-tae Ahn		screenplay
Dong-Woo Kim		writer
Kyung-Taek Kwak		screenplay

Produced by
Tae-won Jeong	....	executive producer
Tae-won Jeong	....	producer

Original Music by
Jun-Seok Bang

Cinematography by
Kyung-Pyo Hong

Film Editing by
Min-ho Kyeong

Visual Effects by
Hanjoo Jeong	....	digital effects artist
Eui Dong Park	....	visual effects

Production Companies

• Taewon Entertainment

Distributors

• CatchPlay (2009) (Taiwan) (all media)
• Cinema Epoch (2010) (USA) (all media)
• Maywin Media (2009) (Russia) (all media)
• Rose Media and Entertainment (2009) (Thailand) (all media)
• Vapet Productions (2009) (Bulgaria) (all media)
• Vapet Productions (2009) (Czech Republic) (all media)
• Vapet Productions (2009) (Poland) (all media)
• Vapet Productions (2009) (Slovakia) (all media)
• Winson Entertainment Distribution (2009) (Hong Kong) (DVD)

Special Effects

• ROTO Visual Studio (visual effects: rotoscoping)

Other Companies

• HFR  dailies

Also Known As:

"Noon-e-neun noon I-e-neun i" - South Korea (original title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some violence and language

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:15 | USA:R (certificate #46034) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Manitoba)

Filming Locations:

Korea

Company:

Taewon Entertainment

Potential But Overall Comes Up Short

High production values and good acting do some justice to a Korean film that is muddled by poor editing and an overall lack of coherency. The title is mis-translated to a cliché and generic action title with many a movie before it. The protagonist and antagonist do their jobs, and their is some creativity to the vs. aspect of the two, however, the other characters are easily lost and unrelated to. Only one other character is partially exposed by the camera. The movie goes for a bit of Oceans 11 heist-caper with some action elements. If you've ever watched popular Korean film, the reoccurring vengeance theme is present as well. I think somewhere in the development of this movie, someone was a little too overambitious. The plot drifts around. There's a definite effort to be unique but it end up being way too familiar. The classic scenario of the exchange of goods for the life of a friend is used. The editing at points is so jumpy and confusing it hurts. As I said though, it is not a terrible movie. The main characters are interesting and they have enough distinctness to make them real. If you are looking to watch a better Korean flick, you could watch Wild Card for a strictly cop action movie. For vengeance,director Park Chan Wook's vengeance trilogy would be best (Sympathy for Lady Vengeance, "....Mr. Vengeance", Oldboy. Or, for a slickly produced ,agrivating, get the bad guy movie, check out Chaser.