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They swapped actors for two of the main characters since the first film, I watched half of this one before realising it so don't make my mistake or you'll be totally lost! The woman who plays Mr Lee's daughter is like a cartoon, totally hammy acting. No huge twists like the first film, and total lack of tension. Not even sure who I'm rooting for by the end of the film. There's a scene where three of the main characters who are all enemies are discussing their final plan together, I couldn't explain what the hell was going on even if my life depended on it! If you enjoyed the first film - leave it there, give this one a miss.

BELIEVER 2 is a follow-up to the 2018 original that carries straight on from the action of the first movie. It's been a fair few years since I saw that one so I was left understandably confused by the first fifteen minutes, but once things work out this becomes easy to follow, adopting a typical template of rival drugs gangs battling for supremacy while the cops try to arrest all of them. It's vividly violent and gritty throughout, with visceral action dominating in the form of mass shootings and brutal executions. The usual quality you expect from Korean cinema is present and correct here, and if it falls short of brilliance, then it's still an undeniably involving production.

Believer 2 (2023) movie is good though except the story. I am really disappointed with the story of this movie! The story was really confusing to understand for me! I do not know if anybody else feels the same as me. Action moments and scene was super and excellent! My complain is only about the story. I can not remember if i did watched "The Believer 1" or not. If not then my interest already died in this part. In a movie the story and action moments are really matters, and in this movie this thing is messed up! Hope they will make better story in future.

14 November 2024 Watched H Dubbed On Netflix.

If like me, you liked the first movie, then don't watch this sequel. It just deconstructs everything from the first movie, including the excellent plot twist, ruins characters, and has a TERRIBLE ending. I have no idea why this was greenlit, and who thought this was a good idea. It has some decent gunfights, but that's the only good thing about it.

If like me, you liked the first movie, then don't watch this sequel. It just deconstructs everything from the first movie, including the excellent plot twist, ruins characters, and has a TERRIBLE ending. I have no idea why this was greenlit, and who thought this was a good idea. It has some decent gunfights, but that's the only good thing about it.

Big Knife isn't convincing and I don't like this Seo Young-Rak at all. Ryu Jun-yeol Was a much better actor and fit for the role, Oh Seung-hoon doesn't have the charisma.

Also I was left somewhat confused from the ending on Believer 1 to the beginning of Believer 2 Ryu Jun-yeol was one of the main reasons I was hooked to the first one.

Big Knife isn't convincing and I don't like this Seo Young-Rak at all. Ryu Jun-yeol Was a much better actor and fit for the role, Oh Seung-hoon doesn't have the charisma.

Also I was left somewhat confused from the ending on Believer 1 to the beginning of Believer 2 Ryu Jun-yeol was one of the main reasons I was hooked to the first one.

I didn't watch the first instalment. Maybe I should have but then I would have been disappointed. Lots of action and the character Big blade even though they try to make her into the blind homeless violent type of woman you can see right through it that she's very attractive and sexy. That kind of added to the movie and the other female who was a soldier in the competing drug lords business. Besides that and the gun fights the rest of the movie was a complete utter mess. Sometimes you can follow the story but this time I didn't until the very end when Mr. Lee was shot dead. How did he become a Drug lord to begin with? He is not violent as he uses other people to do his dirty work and is Big blade really his daughter? That wasn't explained cleary either. It's okay for the action but nothing else.

The original Believer (Dokjeon) was very good. It's not flawless, but definitely worth watching. It was no surprise when it was announced that they would make another movie based on the original story. While many expected what would be a sequel, the director decided to make a "midquel." Okay, so the new movie is trying to fill in some of the events and details that make the first movie to make the entire story a more complete story. Well, the problem is that you have a different director, different actor playing one of the lead role, many of the characters that made the first move so interesting have already died, etc. Even with these obvious flaws, they had a chance to create a decent movie here. But no... This movie completely ignores some of the fundamental storylines from the first movie. There are so many plot holes that it seems the director who made the second movie did not even watch the first movie. Very, very disappointing for a movie that many fans had eagerly anticipated.

According to other reviewers, it's probably good that I have a short term memory loss because I did see the first one and it's been quite a while since I watched it and I just finished watching the second one even though I got confused it held my attention. I thought the acting was phenomenal. I know they say they changed actors again. I don't remember that and that all is to my benefit because the film is really good, I was not quite sure what happened at the end so I looked it up and somehow it all came together so in short I was very impressed by the film the actors; -the whole deal so I'm not comparing it to the first one. I'm taking it on its own.

The first movie, "Believer 2018" was quite interesting due to its suspense & plot twist. This sequel, unfortunately, was a total let-down. Not even A list stars like Cho Jin Woong, Han Hyo Joo or even veteran supporting actor Jo Han Chul could save this film.

The continuation of the storyline was lame. Han Hyo Joo just acted like a madwoman. Cho Jin Woong's character behaved like a rookie policeman, a downgrade of the heroic cop from the first film. Cha Seung Won was still the same villain as the first movie.

The characters spoke so much Mandarin but unconvincingly as the Korean accent was still obvious. There's even a guy who looks like Xi Jin Ping here.

The standout performer of this show has got to be Oh Seung Hoon, who replaced Ryu Joon Yeol as Rak. He played out the backstory of Rak well and performed as good as his predecessor. I was about to give up halfway, but Oh Seung Hoon carried the show well.

In a nutshell, don't bother watching this, unless you have too much time to kill.

I'm not going to pretend that I know how the film industry works, but I was seriously let down by this movie. I really liked and enjoyed the first one, Believer 2018, and the fact that it kept me guessing for practically the whole movie was awesome, but writers of Believer 2 took that and threw it down the toilet and replaced it with brainless action scenes and rewrote plot lines and story to almost completely diminish the first film.

The change of actors doesn't bother me so much because I understand that due to other obligations and schedules, sometimes the same actor can't return to play the role. It's upsetting but it can be forgiven. I feel the actors and director did well with what they were given. I could be wrong, because like I said, I don't know much about the industry, but I don't think the director has much say in how the script is written. So they did a good job with what was handed to them. I blame the writers and whoever greenlighted this to move forward and be produced, for totally ruining a great story. It's not worth watching, in my opinion, unless you really want to be disappointed.

Horrible, this might be the biggest let down of all time with Korean movies they seem this just replace a story with killing and gore which doesnt work at all and the character played by Han Hyo-Joo didnt work either and her acting was just bad. Nothing her worth seeing.

When you watch this there isnt one instant where you actually feel good and have the feeling your seeing a quality show that had some thought when the wrote it.

Han Hyo-Joo walking around with her mouth open was too much to take, this is hands down the poorest performance she has put in and im a big fan of her and still am but good lord what a waste of time this was.

This doesnt happen very often wherein the sequel actually is even better than the original! Bravo.

The good: this sequel added more character depth and drama whilst the original was more straight forward crime. What a treat to watch this violent saga unfold. Devestatingly violent and dramatic, but mesmirizing and thrilling simultaneously.

I am gonna sound like a broken record but the world must wake up to the fact that South Korea is making the very best crime dramas IN THE WORLD right now. They just keep on coming,..

Anything bad? Direction, story, photography, sound, editing are ALL of the highest quality. I cant find any fault with this shattering crime drama, besides some of the actors not being the most charismatic, but that would be my only minor criticism.

The story: In this sequel a determined cop perseveres in trying to catch a mysterious and elusive crime boss whose powerful drug imperium rules everywhere with ruthless violence. Will he finally find him or die trying? That's the cliffhanger (again...)

Loved the 1st film but found the 2nd one really lacking - and it wasn't just because I was expecting it to match the first because I didn't.

I found the storyline difficult to follow & the violence just put there for impact, some of it was OTT & not necessary IMO. I nearly switched off halfway through - in the end I wish I had.

On the plus side it is a well shot film & some of the action sequences are very good - the music is also pretty decent. These factors however are not enough to redeem Believer 2 - thankfully I can't see a 3 being made.

I really enjoy Korean TV & Film - I hope they don't run out of ideas.

This is a classic example of a studio owning the rights to a film that was received well and then making terrible sequels in a cash grab.

The Rak / Mr Lee character is done over in a completely confusing way while the character of Won-Ho just isn't strong enough to be the lead in this sequel. So we end up with two lead characters that really aren't that accessible to the audience and, quite frankly, are too boring to care about.

Brian, who thought himself the big man in the first film but proved to be just another pawn now seems to be so well connected he's running half the show and there's no explanation for this.

As for the addition of new characters, they didn't really add anything to the plot either. Big Knife could have been an interesting character were she in another film.

The pace of the film is similar to the first one, a slow burn, however, slow burns work well then they're good but Beliver 2 is just slow with no pay off at the end. And that ending? An attempt to mirror the first film but bringing a finality to fruition failed at being interesting also.

One final thing I'd like to point out was the inclusion of the deaf brother and sister. At no point in this film were their characters relevant, I assume they were included for some sense of continuity, but the events surrounding them were completely unnecessary. If the creative team were attempting being bring a sense of sadness into the film then they went about it the wrong way.

I gave this film a 3/10 but I'm probably being a little kind.

Holding your head to one side, swaggering and having the old man from up's glasses is not acting! Big Knife is a bit blunt tbh, I kept thinking her dreadful wig was in Ringu.

The inclusion of non verbal and non hearing characters was good.

The trope about the dad with a sick kid was a cliché like three days to retirement and the cop gets shot. I like the villains and the cops, the first film is superior and I'm going to watch it tomorrow night.

I like some of the locations and I am a fan of Korean films, food and drink.

I was very disappointed in the film big knifes fake laugh is really getting on my nerves, must do better.

This film takes the baton from the original film and completely remakes the ending. Becoming what the original was aiming for. Believer 2 Is a more entertaining movie while believer 1 is slower and more thoughtful. The combination of these two movies creates an atmosphere akin to the coen brothers. If I had just seen the believer I would have just carried on like nothing happened. But believer 2 gave characters a much needed exposition. Gave us an explanation of ambition and obsession. A satisfying conclusion. In contrast to the originals mystery ending which was frankly annoying. My only complaint is that when making the original they clearly didn't consider the sequel ahead of time so while the sequel does it's best. There are some rather obvious inconsistencies. Which can't be helped.

I Don't know why ryo jun yeol replaced to oh seung, which makes the story less impact. In part 2 its a good click to continue where the part 1 ended. But the impact make ryo on part 1 is remarkable. Part 1 build the story very well but Don't know why the Director wants to make This hurry!!!

Action, acting of other actors are good. The main villain MR. LEE should be revealed in the half of the movie. But he showed up at climax. And as a typical ending the movie ends upon a family issue. Which is good. Transition of this movie is very fast. All the hidden site was revealed very fast. All the people find themselves very fast. To finding hidden place should be tough.

I usually look forward to sequels to films that I enjoyed or found entertaining,in this case, however, a second installment seemed completely unnecessary.

Although they introduced a few interesting characters, and took more action-heavy approach, none of those felt like meaningful additions, rather a tactic to deceive the gullible audience into believing they had cooked something worthy of their time and effort.

Which, by the way, wasn't the case anyway!

Aside from the gritty, rugged outward appearance, this continuation failed to deliver on its initial promise and fumbled in almost every way possible.

This is the second film, the first puzzled me so much...But of course if the producers foresaw a sequel, that explains why I did not like the ending of the first, unlike this second part. Yes, the ending saves the movie for someone like me. For the rest, well, that's Korean, nothing to do with Western countries cinema - USA as well as Europe. It is bloody, many gratuitous violence, with although an interesting female supporting character, hardly convincing however. But I liked it. Too many characters whom I most of the time confounded. This was predictable for a movie from South Korea. And this time there won't be any more sequel.

I looked forward to this sequel. Picking up where the first left off. But this is a jumbled mess. There's a few good action scenes, but the inclusion of a new "Mr Lee" derailed the entire plot and convoluted the first one. For something to be grounded in reality, Big Knife really throws a wrench in that. She's dang near the terminator in admittedly the coolest yet most disappointing moment of the movie. And it just continues to go down hill from there. While the first film had elements of an interesting crime drama, this one is just an overly complicated revenge film. That's not an issue within itself, but it riding the coattails of the first movie really impacts it so negatively.

Way too dark and a lot of over acting especially the female villain. Let me say this. After watching it, I felt worse than when I watched it. It had a negative affect on me. The plot was mundane and not very clever. The direction was alright. But the overall movie and its theme was very depressing. It was too dark. It wasn't slick and intense in a good way. It was just a bunch of Villains getting at each other but the Villains were boring, hard to watch, and in your face all the time. You have to make something that has good moments, some resolution, some moments of awe.... but this wasn't it. There's a lot more than can be said but I'll leave it at that.