Unbowed

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Audience Member It was a pleasant surprise and indeed rare where a film based on true story that portrays the judicial systems gets so exciting and intense without any action involved. In which I also find the movie tagline interestingly written and simply nailed the whole summary of the movie "Law Abiding Accused vs. Law Abusing Judges". The veteran Ahn performances is simply remarkable and he basically owns every scene he had in the show. As such, the rest of the cast were left hidden with his shadows. Which at some point made scenes without Ahn unbearable. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member The movie is an inspiring story of a law-abiding conservative man's courageous fight against the tyranny of the judicial system of his country (South Korea). Some may see it as an idealization of a man's vice, but revolution always comes when such people stand against oppression. The movie's tagline, "Law Abiding Accused vs Law Abusing Judges", is quite apt. In a country where judges are not elected, and are appointed based on the results of a common law exam (regardless of formal education), there's no participation of the public at all, even as a jury. Such a state makes it vulnerable to corruption and mistrust. The movie's lead character, Kim Kyung-Ho (actual, Myung-Ho), is defined quite well, and is portrayed brilliantly by Sung-kee Ahn. The remaining characters are interesting as well, and keep the story going. There isn't a single dull moment. Both the initial and the main cases are quite intriguing. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member <i>Unbowed</i>, from Ji-young Chung, is a political drama that supports the defense.<p>Based on a true story and coming in at just under 100 minutes, the interest factor of the story only goes so far with heavy emphasis on courtroom politics. Despite spending a lot of time in the courtroom, the film never slows to a crawl, and the fact that it's the defense challenging the bench tends to keep things amusing.</p><p>The crossbow case itself seems to fall into the background, but serves to fuel the true nature of the story. This is a little unfortunate because the case itself screams to be resolved.</p><p>Both Sung-kee Ahn and Won-sang Park working together on the defense is a great watch. The lovely Ji-ho Kim is a nice addition to the cast as well.</p><p>Like any movie, <i>Unbowed</i> will have its target audience hooked with its story. It is still a watchable film for everyone else.</p> Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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