The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil.

For someone who's highly interested in Korean TV shows and doesn't add a lot of Movies to my watchlist, I've decided to check out Movies and I've been able to see some which truly whetted my appetite. The standout Korean movies I've seen in recent weeks had Ma Dong-Seok as a star in them.

Badland Hunters is his most recent project which was released just a month ago. I've seen that and even got to publish a review of that action-packed movie, set in a dystopian future. However, in today's Movies/TV show review, I will be sharing a movie that isn't a recent project.

Movie: The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil

Genre: Crime / Action

Release Date: May 15, 2019

Runtime: 110 min.

Language: Korean

I'm a big fan of crime shows with really wild detectives who are crazy enough to walk into the Den of Gangsters to get the job done. I also fancy shows where the gangsters are tough cookies who are not scared to go punch for punch with a detective. It's a movie world, so I'm allowed to want all these. Haha. This show does something better by having a good blend of both features in two characters who are also comical and know how to land good punches in a fight.

The gangster in this show is Ma Dong-Seok, the guy who's said to hold 95% of all the testosterone in South Korea. Haha. That sounds racist! I know, but this dude is built like a tank, and even at 52, he has the charisma that screams "Oh Shit" whenever he steps into a room. He also has that one-punch element to his physique in addition to his super slap trademark. Ma Dong-Seok gets a shout in almost every Korean Gangster movie and it's not even a surprise. He's that good.

The Cop is also another character who's super hotheaded and knows how to play dirty to get the job done. He's not exactly the embodiment of a good cop who plays by the rules and sticks with the law. Instead, he's the sorta Cop who understands that the system is rigged and he unavoidably has to also play dirty to get the job done faster. I'm not even mad at the Cop. Others around him were busy getting bribed to let crimes fly. However, he stuck his neck on the line to get things done.

The Devil is one heck of a bloodthirsty lunatic who goes around bumping his car on other drivers to get them out of their cars before stabbing them to death. He's a serial killing mofo and what's rather unconventional about his mode of attack is that he isn't the typical serial killer who goes after women or weaker people. He has the balls to go after the leader of a gang and he did some numbers in that surprise attack. The actor that played "the devil" role nailed it.

The above trailer doesn't even do the movie justice, but it will give you a rough idea of what to expect from the show. For a 2019 movie, the production crew of this movie did a really good job of portraying the story in a way that's intense, brutal, and also comical.

The fact that this is a true-life story makes it sad in some way because it highlights the truth about the Police Force who are filled with corrupt practices. Just like how a lot of people become victims of all killers while the Cops are dilly-dallying around, it's still a fact that a lot of crime in this day and time could have been stopped if the Police weren't so corrupt.

This show is set on a very captivating storyline and their casting is perfect. I'm glad I finally got to watch it.

Thanks For Not Missing Any Full-stop or Comma.
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