IMDb RATING
5.7/10
1.4K
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A modern-day pirate plans a massive attack on North and South Korea.A modern-day pirate plans a massive attack on North and South Korea.A modern-day pirate plans a massive attack on North and South Korea.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 11 nominations
Lee Jung-jae
- Gang Se-jong
- (as Jung-Jae Lee)
Lee Mi-yeon
- Choi Myeong-ju
- (as Mi-yeon Lee)
David Lee McInnis
- Somchai
- (as David McInnis)
David Will No
- Leather Jacket
- (as David No)
Chatthapong Phantana-Angkul
- Toto
- (as Chatthapong Pantanaunkul)
Shin Seong-il
- President
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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Tom Clancy thriller with shades of Shakespeare and Wagner
If this is the "average Korean blockbuster" show me more! It is an imperfect movie but compared to most of the crap from Hollywood USA these days, it is a superior effort. The steely-eyed, hero that never quits and still has a heart has been abandoned by Hollywood as hopelessly out of date. Yet, these men still exist and the public still craves to see them fictionalized on the movie screen. Add a bad guy that you eventually come to feel some real sympathy for and you've got the conflict that powered hundreds of Westerns in decades past. Mix it up with some high-tech Clancy-istic plot settings and you have...an enjoyable movie. The acting is above average and there is enough depth to the story to keep one involved to the end.
It helps if you can appreciate the Korean sensibilities. All I can say is try to open your mind. If it seems "Corny" ask yourself if you are not just a little to hip (jaded) to enjoy it.
I hope this is a harbinger of a rapidly developing Korean cinema. In a few more years they may be the equal of anyone.
It helps if you can appreciate the Korean sensibilities. All I can say is try to open your mind. If it seems "Corny" ask yourself if you are not just a little to hip (jaded) to enjoy it.
I hope this is a harbinger of a rapidly developing Korean cinema. In a few more years they may be the equal of anyone.
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- tmcdaniel1
- Mar 18, 2008
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $139,059
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $59,409
- Jun 4, 2006
- Gross worldwide
- $26,179,656
- Runtime2 hours 4 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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