The Show Must Go On (Uahan segye) ***
Han Jae-rim, 2007
Korea
@ IFC Center (New York Asian Film Festival)
Song Kang-ho here exhibits the same brilliant befuddledness and inner frustration that mark his performances for Bong Joon-ho (Memories of Murder, The Host). He plays a hapless gangster trying his best to provide for his family despite inept and ungrateful associates and several dangerous rivals. A plot synopsis would probably look pretty bleak, but Han plays the hardships for laughs, albeit tastefully--we're not talking Todd Solondz here, or anything.
See also: Koreanfilm.org
Han Jae-rim, 2007
Korea
@ IFC Center (New York Asian Film Festival)
Song Kang-ho here exhibits the same brilliant befuddledness and inner frustration that mark his performances for Bong Joon-ho (Memories of Murder, The Host). He plays a hapless gangster trying his best to provide for his family despite inept and ungrateful associates and several dangerous rivals. A plot synopsis would probably look pretty bleak, but Han plays the hardships for laughs, albeit tastefully--we're not talking Todd Solondz here, or anything.
See also: Koreanfilm.org
Labels: 2007, 3 Stars, Han Jae-rim, Korea
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