In this gripping crime thriller, renowned pathologist Professor Kang Min Ho plans retirement for quality time with his daughter. However, a gruesome murder case involving a young woman pulls him back in. Partnering with rookie detective Min Seo Yeong, they suspect environmental activist Lee Sung Ho. Despite Lee's confession, puzzling evidence confounds the police, pushing Kang to search for answers. When his daughter is kidnapped, a desperate father faces off against a cunning murderer, blurring the line between justice and vengeance in a tense showdown. (Source: MyDramaList) Edit Translation
- English
- Español
- magyar / magyar nyelv
- dansk
- Native Title: 용서는 없다
- Also Known As: Yongseoneun Eopda
- Screenwriter & Director: Kim Hyung Joon
- Genres: Action, Thriller, Mystery
Cast & Credits
- Sul Kyung GuKang Min HoMain Role
- Ryu Seung BeomLee Sung HoMain Role
- Han Hye JinMin Seo YoungMain Role
- Sung Ji RuYun Jong KangSupport Role
- Nam Kyung EupChief detective OhSupport Role
- Park Sang WookPark Pyung ShikSupport Role
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The story itself has a lot of familiar thriller elements. There's a murder mystery, a kidnapping, a race against time, and a cunning criminal behind it all. Ryoo Seung Bum is great as the subtle, and unsuspecting, mastermind Lee Seong Hyo. I liked that he wasn't a crazy over the top villain. It made him seem more sinister. He is matched against forensic expert Kang played by Sol Kyung Gu, and tenacious rookie detective Min Seo-yeong played by Han Hye Jin. Sol Kyung Gu was great, but I was a little less impressed with Min Seo-yeong. There was nothing wrong with how she played the character, but she just seemed a little timid and forgettable for my taste. There was also an obnoxious cop, who seemed too much like comic relief to me. Still, the entire cast was pretty solid, although the real star of this movie is the script.
In the beginning the plot is pretty slow, but trust me when I say that you'll want to pay attention to all that's going on. I was reminded of other thrillers that I love (Silence of the Lambs, Se7en, Primal Fear) but I think No Mercy is still an original. I had no idea how it would all end until the very end. Now that I know the whole story, I am curious to watch it again from that perspective, but I admit that some of the suspense will be gone. I also want to warn viewers that there are some very graphic moments, but nothing explicit without a reason.
I know it gets compared to Old Boy a lot, even by the friend who recommended it to me, but unlike Old Boy's over the top revenge ending, this ending was just brutally haunting.
I think this is a must see for any fan of revenge thrillers, or if you just want to be told a great story (even if it's not a happy one).
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