A police detective hits a man with his car and finds him dead in the road. He hides the body in his mother's coffin. It turns out that the dead man is a wanted criminal who was in conflict with the detective's senior officer.
Convoluted plot and shaky camera. The hour 47 duration seemed short because of the quick pace and density of action. The plot was extremely complex, but was presented relatively clearly and written well. The characters were not very identifiable. Besides the main character and the villain, they were all just other cops (extras). The dialogue taught me how to say "fucker" in Korean and the acting was a little shallow. Everyone just acted stressed, worried, scared or angry the whole time. The costumes were what made characters difficult to differentiate. I think they picked good shooting locations though. Camera-work was mostly shaky handheld with quick editing cuts. There were some good shots though: The Yakuza locker room sideways follow and the drug theft through the sink drain were awesome. The audio was mostly mixed right, but the cell phone ringtones and vibrations were way too loud. This won tons of awards at film festivals. I rate it o.k. because I'm not really into the genre, but it was made decently and held my attention.
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