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Aluna U Sep 12 This film, based on a true story about a 70-year-old fisherman who kidnapped and murdered four women in South Korea, presents a clear and straightforward plot focused mainly on the seemingly kind but dangerous Pan Gon. Although the characters are well-portrayed, the movie lacks intense moments and deeper background on the victims and the killer, making it feel somewhat flat. The film serves as a cautionary tale, reminding viewers to be careful when dealing with strangers and to protect personal information, as appearances can be deceiving. Read the full review here: (Indonesian version : alunauwie.com) See more 05/16/2015 A chilling story inspired by a true story of a serial killer in Korea. Superb performance by three main characters, esp. Moon Sung-Geun as the killer. Thought provoking about how many of these real psychopaths are living in society as respected members of their communities. See more 11/02/2013 Something of an entry into the torture porn category from South Korea. Quite well made but far from original. See more 10/20/2013 One line summary: Korean kidnap/rape/murder tale; not for the faint of stomach. ---------------------------------------------------------- The lead in the film is on a weekend trip with her married boss. The place they are to stay is next to the property of an old farmer. The farmer kills her boss, then imprisons her. The farmer is a want-to-be songwriter, and he regales her with a song that he wrote using a karyoke machine while feeding her cake and coca cola. He uses frosting as a lubricant. After ten days, the protagonist's sister follows the small number of leads she has to the correct area. The police tell the sister to get lost; there was not enough evidence for them to devote police resources to mount a search. The protagonist's health starts its slide, but the kidnapper insists on oral sex. That does not go well. The sister finds the farmer, but does not find the confined protagonist. After more digging, the sister gets more of an investigation, but the farmer was prepared for it. The police dismiss the sister's interest. Later the sister runs the farmer down by accident; he lures her to his place, and imprisons her. One of the locals finally figures it out, and tries to extort some of the farmer's land from him. The farmer is a bit careless in disposing of the sister's van; this gets the cops involved again. So, that turns out to be enough to turn the tide of fortune against the farmer. What are the final consequences of the actions of the principals? -------Scores-------- Cinematography: 7/10 A bit jerky with frame jumping at times, but often sharp and well-done. In most streaming delivery I watch, I see none of this. Sound: 8/10 Fine. Few problems. Acting: 5/10 What was the character of the farmer's mother for? She could have been just mentioned, or actually have something substantial to say. The size of her presence was just awkward. The lady of negotiable virtue who served as supplier of just the right piece of information could have been done by an actor with a bit more experience. The performance by the actor who played the farmer was the biggest negative. I did not believe any of that performance. Screenplay: 6/10 The story was not too improbable, but it could have been better executed. See more don s 08/10/2013 Korean serial killer horror with a standard revenge plot. The acting is average. The deaths are bloody and more frequent than I'd have thought. Nothing special here, but it is not a bad movie. It runs at a good pace and wraps up well. See more jesse o 03/02/2013 There's really not much to this film you haven't seen before. A woman gets kidnapped and murdered by an asshole and her sister, not knowing she was murdered, goes on the search for her. This type of film has been done on countless occasions and this film isn't an improvement on that formula. First of all, the film is simply too long in its current state. There is simply not enough interesting content in the script to justify the film going over 90 minutes in its running-length. Cut the movie in half and maybe it would've been better. And I say maybe because the script is pretty lame no matter how you slice it. The budget is non-existent and the film reflects that visually, it's simply just not an interesting film to look at. The acting isn't particularly enthralling either. It does have some gore, but it's so cheap that it doesn't really add anything to the overall quality of the film. So yes, this film isn't good at all. It's uninteresting and boring with very little to no redeeming qualities. See more Read all reviews

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