THE SECRET REUNION is another solid South Korean thriller which mixes various elements into a satisfying whole. The great Song Kang-ho plays the lead here, the head of an intelligence agency who finds himself up against a top North Korean assassin in the film's breathless and gruesomely violent opening 20 minutes. After this point the film slows down to become an engrossing character study, with Gang Dong-won effective as the agent who finds his loyalties tested by his own humanity. The film has touches of BOURNE-style action which the Koreans do so well, and the plot twists keep on coming, building to a satisfying climax. I found the eventual outcome quite predictable but the journey to that point is an entertaining one, and the touches of comedy (such as the handcuff scene) work well.
Review of Secret Reunion
