Since I have not seen the original, I have to say I really enjoyed it. Then again, it was the first time I watched an all-action-packed Korean film.
The relationship between the main characters and the lengths they go through to show us the meaning of loyalty and "family," while everyone gets beat up, shot or blown up was surprising. Never thought I would feel emotional watching something like it.
The end...well...makes you glad it is finally over. I think it deserved a better finale and that the director just got tired and wrapped everything up by deciding to have everyone act out of character.
I don't really believe that the "rewatch" value should be considered as "brilliant", but I would watch it again.
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The acting is top notch with great actors Joo Jin Mo, Song Seung Hun, and Kim Kang Woo. If they weren't in this movie then I probably wouldn't have watched it.
The music is appropriate.
I won't rewatch this.
If you like mindless action, then this is the movie for you.
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Unfortunately most of the action happens at the start, and then at the end of the movie. I did hope the movie could explain more how Jung Tae Min built his empire to become the top in Busan. I think Kim Kang Woo and Joo Jin Mo put it good performances as the brothers who share a love-hate relationship, portraying the conflicting emotions they feel towards each other and the difficult past they've had.
Overall verdict: alright in terms of action, with a moving story about brotherhood.
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