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A Man of Reason

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A Man of Reason

Released Jul 5, 2024

1h 37m

Action

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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8 Reviews

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After 10 years in the prison on behalf of his boss, Su-hyuk is released, but the boss doubts his loyalty. When Su-hyuk visits his long-abandoned girlfriend, he finds out that he, now, is a father of young girl. He wants to cut ties with the gang, but the boss is not ready to release him, and hires a notorious killer. The killer takes the daughter as hostage, and Su-hyuk decides to take revenge in a way that he's best at; a violence.

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Robert Daniels

IndieWire

The script to “A Man of Reason” too often relies on bare-bone archetypes over deeply etched characters.

Rated: C

Sep 14, 2022

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Andy Klein

FilmWeek (LAist)

A very solid action film.

Jul 13, 2024

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Liz Braun

Original Cin

Brilliant though the action scenes are, shouldn’t one be watching them from the edge of one’s seat? You’ll be entertained. What you won’t be is transported, and that’s kind of the goal.

Rated: B

Jul 3, 2024

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Whang Yee Ling

The Straits Times (Singapore)

This thrill-free crime thriller is a dud.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 7, 2023

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Lucas Moore

JVS Media & Productions/Team JVS

A Man of Reason is an action thriller with little to no action or thrilling moments. You feel the star power and directing talent of Jung Woo-sung but with a story that doesn't connect it becomes an unnecessary mess of a movie.

Rated: D

Aug 2, 2023

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Grace Han

Asian Movie Pulse

“A Man of Reason” is simply bland. This formless appeal to visceral stimulation reveals an innate, naive clumsiness in Jung Woo-sung’s direction — perhaps signaling that the man is perhaps better-suited to simply being in front of the camera.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 21, 2023

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A.S D

Total waste of time

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/06/25

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Carol S

I especially liked this well cast and stylish Korean action thriller for its engaging and off beat characters including a couple of strong female leads. Kim Nam-Gil brings laughs to his twisted psycho-killer villain which makes him an effective foil to the stoic hero. He's an Asian version of Batman's Joker. Jung Woo-Sung frames his action sequences with such an assured and arresting eye that they are almost beautiful.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/06/24

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Nathan H

It does not have a high body count, but it has explosions, car chases, gun fights, etc., and most everything I came for was satisfied, so I'm not sure why the critics are such haters. The plot is not deep, but the side characters are surprisingly distinct and fleshed out, and it's a fun ride. It's in the vein of "The Man from Nowhere" or "The Ganster, the Cop, and the Devil" albeit a small and understated plot, with the slick style of "Shiri" and atmosphere of "Drive" (2011), following a man on a dark quest, with a handful of twists. The writing is fine, the dialogue is fine; it's a lo-fi, subdued thriller with a simple plot that showcases everything other than the writing, which itself is actually fine. Use of props is very good, with some great use of color, architecture, and some nice cinemographic shots. I don't know why the critics are panning this, so far, because it's quite a lot better than most action-genre fluff that comes out of Hollywood.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/27/24

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Synopsis

After 10 years in the prison on behalf of his boss, Su-hyuk is released, but the boss doubts his loyalty. When Su-hyuk visits his long-abandoned girlfriend, he finds out that he, now, is a father of young girl. He wants to cut ties with the gang, but the boss is not ready to release him, and hires a notorious killer. The killer takes the daughter as hostage, and Su-hyuk decides to take revenge in a way that he's best at; a violence.

Director: Jung Woo-sung
Producer: Song Dae-chan
Screenwriter: Jung Hae-sin, Jung Woo-sung
Distributor: Epic Pictures
Production Co: Studio Take
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Korean
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 5, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 9, 2024
Runtime: 1h 37m

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