Deliver Us From Evil

2020

1h 48m

Drama

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94%

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17 Reviews

78%

Audience Score

Fewer than 50 Ratings

After a little girl is kidnapped, a government-agent-turned-mercenary is forced to re-emerge when he learns the incident is closely connected to him. However, when an infamous gangster learns who has entered the country and is finally within his grasp, he goes on a bloody rampage to thwart the ex-agent's rescue mission.

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David Stratton

The Australian

The film is handled with seemingly effortless proficiency and, improbable as it certainly is, it delivers the goods in the action department.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 8, 2021

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Hwang, his face almost always covered in beads of sweat, is a very persuasive and impassive action hero and Lee is creepy and uproariously over the top.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 4, 2021

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Pierce Conran

ScreenAnarchy

Deliver Us from Evil misses a few of its beats, such as some emotional stakes it tries to inject too late in the game, but on the whole it's a straightforward, brain-off action romp with cool visuals.

Sep 1, 2022

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Sarah Ward

Concrete Playground

Lee gets the more cartoonish role, but no scene featuring his menace, Hwang's blend of determination and desperation, or both, could ever wear out its welcome.

Jul 9, 2021

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

It's one of the better recent action pics.

Rated: B+

Jun 15, 2021

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Jim Schembri

jimschembri.com

As with so many Asian action films, there is a no-nonsense, straight-faced approach to the storytelling; the ferociously mounted action sequences have a distinct edge that delivers a visceral punch missing from most action offerings from Hollywood.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jun 11, 2021

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miguel angel saenz S

una pelicula con adrenalina constante y muy trepidante, llena de accion y trama compleja

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/28/23

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Peter W

The plot and the film's concept feel like a combination of The Raid and Taken. I was highly invested in the story and enjoyed the action, which kept my interest high for the entire duration. The film delivers a great time with only a few elements that weaken it, including side characters who are significantly over the top and ultimately forgettable.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/19/23

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JJJJJJ J

The most cliche korean action/crime movie. Yet the most cliche Korean action/crime movie is still good! The basic idea and plot still ht emotionally, you still feel for the characters and want to see them succeed. The film had some weaknesses. Its slow motion editing in action scenes was a bit much at times and their use of what I will call the "epic sound" (sound used to make something seem intense) was just obnoxious, as the use of the "epic sound" always is, and just took away from the scenes. The villain was a bit too cliche and not as well done as others but still worked. This film did nothing special, its just that the basic korean action/crime plot is just so good as long as you don't do anything wrong the film is going to be good. A good film for anyone looking for an action movie that doesn't mind subtitles.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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john s

EVIL RAY OF SUNSHINE This is one humid movie. Everyone is sweating. Beads and beads of sweat in glorious close ups. No time to towel off you see, as there's too much action for hygiene. Bathed in thick burnt yellow hues, "Deliver Us From Evil" is a non-stop Korean action film with a capital A. This go-go thriller pits two veteran hitmen in each other's path of destruction, which means boffo fight scenes and ridiculous collateral damage for the solid duration. Sure there's plot, but that's irrelevant. A daughter needs to be saved, a brother needs to be avenged, a retiring agent is called in for one last job; the script writes itself. In-nam (a stoic and very sweaty Hwang Jung Min) travels to exotic locales (Tokyo, Bangkok), stalking a nasty kidnapping ring, with The Butcher (an even sweatier Ling Jung-jae) in hot pursuit. Good and evil are clearly defined, as The Butcher - you can call me Ray - dominates his scenes in a stylishly dark, over the top psychotic performance. Combat is often close quartered, impressively acrobatic and darn clever, with that parkour flavour born of the Bourne series. This film delivers the goods, and the evils, in copious amounts. Rooting comes easy, jeering too. Leave logic at the door and c'mon in. - hipCRANK

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Late R

Fantastic. 'Deliver Us From Evil' is like an Asian version of 'Taken', except so much better (and I already enjoyed 'Taken' as a film). It has everything you could possibly want in an action/thriller – great performances; good pacing; dynamic action sequences; a variety of over-the-top, but interesting characters – and all of it contained within a story that, whilst hitting all the usual action beats, still manages to be more layered than most. Sure, there are a lot of familiar elements and it's not realistic, but it does exactly what it set out to do, and it does it with style. Damn entertaining stuff.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/07/22

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Audience Member

The best Korean movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Won-Chan Hong

Director

Hwang Jung-min

In-nam

Lee Jung-jae

Ray

Park Jeong-min

Yoo-Yi

Moon Choi

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Synopsis

After a little girl is kidnapped, a government-agent-turned-mercenary is forced to re-emerge when he learns the incident is closely connected to him. However, when an infamous gangster learns who has entered the country and is finally within his grasp, he goes on a bloody rampage to thwart the ex-agent's rescue mission.

Director: Won-Chan Hong
Screenwriter: Won-Chan Hong
Production Co: CJ Entertainment
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Korean
Release Date (Streaming): May 25, 2021
Runtime: 1h 48m

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