Nameless Gangster

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Atlis S 09/29/2024 The story wasn't that compelling, but like others said the acting was great. My biggest issue is that I didn't quite understand the sudden shift between the Daebu and the gangster. Maybe I missed something. The movie was a bit too long and felt slower in its pacing. See more 12/02/2021 The best Korean movie. See more 04/10/2019 Only slight demerit is that the story wasn't great. Everything else was. Especially the cinematography and acting. See more 01/17/2017 2 of my hands down fav's - Min-sik Choi (Oldboy/I Saw the Devil) and Ha Jung-woo (Yellow Sea, Berlin File) in a so/so movie thats well done but in the end is all about watching people that can run circles around normal actors without even looking like they are breaking a sweat. See more 08/20/2014 Decided to check this out because it starred Choi Min-sik (star of the original 'Oldboy' and 'I Saw the Devil') and because it was a gangster film. It is a genre that has given us so many cinema classics after all, regularly providing a reliable source of entertainment. However, 'Nameless Gangster' itself should take note and sleep with the fishes. The film mimics a 'Scarface' rags to riches style set up, showing Min-Sik as a man who rises up the ranks of a gangster organisation. It's a shame his ascension is more of a drunken stagger instead of a graceful rise to power. With no real implementation of cunning forceful manoeuvres, Min-sik manages to constantly improve on his situation simply because of his broad family connections. There is no denying the social weight of family links, as I've come to realise having recently joined the job-hunting population; but it is difficult to believe a man, with no apparent street awareness nor physical or intellectual intelligence, would skate his way into such a comfortable position. This film concentrates on political operations rather than those of the violent nature but it is not as smart or gripping as it thinks it is, meaning the movie becomes a drag long before it even reaches the two-hour mark. My attempt at delving deeper into Choi Min-sik's filmography and finding more hidden gems has failed. Nothing particularly interesting at all happens, meaning 'Nameless Gangster' does not warrant your attention and so might as well be regarded as nameless. See more 06/14/2014 no me gustan las películas de gangsters, y esta no me ha hecho cambiar de opinión See more Read all reviews

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