I don't use the word classic lightly here, but this movie deserves it. It has all the right ingredients and even though it may be predictable from time to time (therefor not full 10 out of 10 from me), it never seizes to amaze. Be it the way it was shot, the acting, editing, scoring and the general storytelling.
But if you can't watch movies from Asia (like the great Chinese Infernal Affairs before this), then you might not welcome this movie with the embrace I have. Korean action cinema has gotten a lot of attention in the last two decades and this movie just proves, that there is more to come. I'm not sure I'm looking forward to an American Remake, seeing they are mixed bags (a good "Departed" being followed by a very weak "Old Boy" to name but two).
But if you can't watch movies from Asia (like the great Chinese Infernal Affairs before this), then you might not welcome this movie with the embrace I have. Korean action cinema has gotten a lot of attention in the last two decades and this movie just proves, that there is more to come. I'm not sure I'm looking forward to an American Remake, seeing they are mixed bags (a good "Departed" being followed by a very weak "Old Boy" to name but two).