The Age of Shadows

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Audience Member Move was actually really long. The first half of the movie is actually boring. It does get a bit interesting in the second half. The movie also doesn't mention the timeline... Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/11/25 Full Review Stephen C 2 1/3 hours based on a true story. In Korean and English versions with English subtitles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/02/25 Full Review Georgan G This spy thriller had plenty of action and violence that bordered on gore. Being American, it was impossible for me to remember & recognize the many characters here. For such a long film, it surely went by quickly. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/15/24 Full Review Alec B Jee-woon Kim isn't coy about the narrative, we know where the character's loyalties lie and who/what they are playing. You'd think this would suck the tension out of this kind of movie, but it merely shifts the plot's focus to more interesting areas. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/03/24 Full Review Greg K Huge and impressive setpieces that radiate a distinct atmosphere, lots of details, and some decent camera-work. Downside: All of the characters were either good or bad, but the whose-side-are-you-on theme worked nevetheless. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/11/23 Full Review isla s This is quite a gripping and tense watch, certainly not one for the particularly squeamish though, it has to be said. It doesn't appear especially violent (moreso than many other action films) in the first half of the film but there are torture related scenes in the 2nd half of it, which I found a bit hard to watch once or twice. Still, its a relatively atmospheric watch, with some good cinematography - I particularly liked the long scene set in a train, which adds a bit of a 'Murder on the Orient Express' feel to it. I thought the plot pace was good - at times its really quite fast paced and I was quite engrossed in it and at others it was more low key and I was left wondering when something might happen, what the next twist in the plot may be. As a spy film, its certainly good. There's a good use of music at times, not very often but when it does feature, it isn't over the top of distracting and the performances are decent too, so I'd recommend it. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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