If this is a good example of Korean cinema today then I can't wait to see more.
The bad guys are well drawn and given more characterisation than elsewhere, the heartstrings are pulled effectively, and the action choreography is spectacular: particularly that final knife-fight. Won Bin makes for the usual quiet man-type hero: not much to look at, but once he gets going he's phenomenal.
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The movie offers a perfect balance between plotting and action: there's plenty of storyline and characters to get involved with, and the action sequences complement the plot perfectly. South Korea is gathering a reputation for making some of the toughest and best thrillers of the last decade (I'd previously watched, and loved, THE CHASER, so I had some idea of what to expect here) and this is another triumph. Reviewed by Leofwine_draca 10 / 10 Blistering entertainmentĮssentially an Asian variant on the Liam Neeson hit TAKEN, THE MAN FROM NOWHERE sees a quiet man driven to violence when a child neighbour is kidnapped by a drugs gang. Tae-shik becomes enraged at the prospect that So-mi may already be dead and prepares for a battle, putting his own life at risk. When Hyo-jeon's disemboweled body is discovered, Tae-shik realizes that So-mi's life may also be in danger. The gang promises to release them if Tae-shik makes a delivery for them, however it actually is a larger plot to eliminate a rival drug ring leader.
The traffickers find out about her smuggling and kidnap both Hyo-jeong and So-mi. Her mother, Hyo-jeong smuggles drugs from a drug trafficking organization and entrusts Tae-shik with the product, without letting him know. An ex-special agent CHA Tae-shik's only connection to the rest of the world is a little girl, So-mi, who lives nearby.