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shountz

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shountz

Kingston Jamaica
Going by the Book korean movie review
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Going by the Book
3 people found this review helpful
by shountz
May 7, 2015
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Overall 8.5
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 7.5
I have yet to watch a Jung Jae Young movie that was not enjoyable.This movie is quirky and unexpected. From beginning to end it was lots of fun. With the plot summary you think you understand the setup but what on folds on screen is far from what expected. But I guess that's Jung Jae Young's forte. :) Hes so great. His performance makes the movie. His character is the driving force and provides the conflict for the entire story so it was great to watch how one man could push an entire bank heist movie forward. Although this film is firmly in the comedy genre it was not without a few very tense scenes and moments of worry, which i appreciated. There were few scenes that had me laughing out loud and rolling on my bed. I couldn't help myself it was exactly my kind of humour and it continued through out the film. One of the most memorable pieces of music came in one of my favourite scenes involving umbrellas (when you watch you'll know what i'm talking about) the music is what brought out the comedy and it was awesome. I had to re-watch the scene. Although this was funny movie I thought was a serious underlying message about policing in Korea and corruption. But that message definitely didn't detract from the comedy. It was a short movie under the 2 hour mark ( which seems to be rare in Korean film) and it was great treat. My only grouse would be the ending scene. I thought the build up of the movie deserved a better ending but it was still a great movie.
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