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Deliver Us From Evil

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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews It's one of the better recent action pics. Rated: B+ Jun 15, 2021 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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Atlis S Action packed and stylish, never bored, loved the main cast and settings. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/29/24 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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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
Producer
Chul-Yong Kim
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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