Noon-e-neun noon i-e-neun i (2008)

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.

Directors:

Kwon-tae Ahn, Kyung-taek Kwak

Writers:

Kwon-tae Ahn (screenplay), Dong-Woo Kim

Stars:

Suk-kyu Han, Seung-won Cha, Young-chang Song

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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
Byung-wook Son	...	Kim Do-soo (as Byeong-wook Son)
Seong-Gyoo Lim	...	Cha Young-jae
Jae-goo Lee	...	Detective Park
Yoon-tae Kim	...	Detective Kim
Jongman Kim	...	Detective Oh (as Jong-man Kim)
Jeong Yoon	...	Detective Lee
Hyuk Poong Kwon	...	Yoon
Min-seok Kwak	...	Go Dong-min
Hye-Jeong Kim

Storyline

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.

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Genres:

Action | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some violence and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Release Date:

30 July 2008 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

Cios za cios

Filming Locations:

Korea

Box Office

Budget:

$5,700,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Taewon Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

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.