Jjakpae (2006)

Tae-su, a detective fighting organized crime, returns to his hometown for his high school friend Wang-jae's funeral. At the funeral, he meets his old friends Pil-ho, Dong-hwan and Seok-hwan... See full summary »

Director:

Seung-wan Ryoo

Writers:

Jung-min Kim, Won-jae Lee

Stars:

Jae-mo Ahn, Kil-kang Ahn, Dong-Hyeon Baek

1 win & 6 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Jae-mo Ahn	...	Cameo
Kil-kang Ahn	...	Wang-jae (as Kil-Kang Ahn)
Dong-Hyeon Baek
Richard Epcar	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Seok-yong Jeong	...	Dong-hwan
Deok-hyeon Jo
Gyoo-Cheol Jo
Lee Joo-Shil	...	(as Ju-shil Lee)
Doo-hong Jung	...	Tae-su
Byeong-ok Kim
Jeong-sang Kim
Kkobbi Kim	...	Prostitute Schoolgirl (as Kim Kkobbi)
Mi-ra Kim
Seo-hyeong Kim	...	Cameo
Shi-hoo Kim

Storyline

Tae-su, a detective fighting organized crime, returns to his hometown for his high school friend Wang-jae's funeral. At the funeral, he meets his old friends Pil-ho, Dong-hwan and Seok-hwan and they reminisce. Suspecting something fishy about Wang-jae's death, Tae-su and Seok-hwan start investigating it each in his own way. Both of their investigations lead to a land development project that Pil-ho is directing and the two embark on a difficult battle.

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Plot Keywords:

organized crime | fighting | police station attack | police officer neck broken | police officer stabbed | 

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Genres:

Action

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [South Korea] Official site [UK]

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Release Date:

25 May 2006 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

A Cidade da Violência

Filming Locations:

South Korea

Box Office

Budget:

$2,400,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Weyunaegang Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

DTS

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

References The Warriors (1979)

User Reviews

Nothing original, but plenty of fun

I didn't expect much from this....just an action flick to keep me busy for 90 minutes. I did get that, but I got even more.

I won't oversell it. The story is about as original as buttered toast. The actors however, played it with as much heart as they could (while trying to look tough). I'm not saying that there are Oscar-worthy performances here, but they didn't sleep walk through it, either.

There's a group of high school guys. They were friends, once upon a time. They grew up, and they drifted apart. One of them moved to Seoul and became a police officer. One day he gets a call summoning him home; it seems one of his boyhood friends has been killed. He goes home for the funeral, then with another boyhood chum, decides to investigate...because something just doesn't feel right. Tragedy and betrayal...and of course *violence* ensues.

The action scenes were certainly effective, with plenty of stylized Tae Kwon Do all over the place. Only one gun in the movie (in a police station)! There are some people on the site saying the action is under-choreographed and infrequent. I felt like the movie had a good deal of action: Plenty of short action scenes to keep it interesting, and two long b*lls-to-the-wall scenes, the second of which is something like "Kill Bill" meets "Lethal Weapon." A buddy martial arts flick, there just aren't enough of those! Oh, and people talk about the homage to "Kill Bill"....check out the homage to "The Warriors." What can I say....I laughed.

The bottom line is, this film is nothing groundbreaking. The drama won't make you cry. The action won't make you cheer out loud. The story won't make you think too much. In spite of this, it is a heck of a lot of fun. In the end, that's what entertainment is supposed to be...."fun." It's mindless action with a bit of soul....and I would recommend it to everyone....just set it aside for a night where you want a fun fix, and you don't want to think too much. And hey, we all have those some time.