Soo: Revenge for a Twisted Fate (2007)

A legendary assassin and a renowned problem solver, Soo has been searching for the twin brother he has not seen since their days in an orphanage. But his brother is murdered when he turns ... See full summary »

Director:

Yôichi Sai

Writers:

Joon-il Lee, Seung-hwan Lee

Stars:

Jin-hee Ji, Seong-Yeon Kang, Man-seok Oh

Cast

Credited cast:
Jin-hee Ji	...	Tae-soo / Soo
Seong-Yeon Kang	...	Kang Mi-na
Man-seok Oh	...	Spotted Killer
Gi-yeong Lee	...	Nam Dal-goo
Kyeong-hwan Jo	...	Song-in Boss
Seong-kun Mun	...	Goo Yang-won
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Man-sik Jeong	...	Senior Executive B
Woong-jae Won	...	Senior Executive A

Storyline

A legendary assassin and a renowned problem solver, Soo has been searching for the twin brother he has not seen since their days in an orphanage. But his brother is murdered when he turns against a vicious gang to become a police officer. In order to get revenge, Soo has no choice but to take on his brother's identity and use it to lure the gang into a trap.

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Plot Keywords:

character name as title | throat slitting | axe murder | slashing | cruel boss | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [South Korea]

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Release Date:

22 March 2007 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

Art of Revenge

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,275,162

Company Credits

Production Co:

Trizclub

Technical Specs

Runtime:

122 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Disappointing - 'Oldboy' or 'A Bittersweet Life' it ain't....

The movie description on the back of my DVD cover (German release) compares this movie with 'A Bittersweet Life' and 'Oldboy'. Usually I wouldn't trust these cheap advertising lines of the distribution companies anyway but I was still lured by the "revenge with a twist" theme of the movie plot description.

The first half of the movie isn't too bad at all, we get to know the killer trying to find his long lost brother. He finally finds out where he is and that he is a cop but at their first meeting the cop gets shot dead right before his eyes. As you'd expect the killer wants to find out who killed his brother and to take revenge. He takes the identity of his brother, disguises as a cop and starts the action. A series of flashbacks into their youth adds on to how they had been separated and introduces a few more characters. So far, so good... nice little twist in the script, killer turns cop, movie not bad so far. Unfortunately after that the movie gets worse and worse... plot holes, an almost never-ending overdone showdown ... I won't develop that much more, just read the previous 3 user comments who already pointed out most of the weak parts.

As for a simple revenge action film the average viewer will normally accept a few plot holes but there are just too many and also the behaviour of the characters are just too absurd to take it seriously. To make it worse: choreography of the action scenes in the final showdown is too slow and almost makes you look for the 'fast fwd' button on your remote control.

What does this movie then have in common with 'A Bittersweet Life' or 'Oldboy'? Except for the revenge theme and a stylish photography not much unfortunately.

On the whole this movie is rather a waste of time. Don't hesitate to see 'A Bittersweet Life' however if you have missed it so far. Another nice one from South Korea is 'Mr. Socrates'. And I must admit that I had enjoyed Travolta's 'The Punisher' or 'Death Sentence' with Kevin Bacon more than this one...