Rating: NR
Genre:
Action
Theatrical Release: 05/25/2006(South
Release Date: 09/04/2007
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: KO/English
Sound: DD5.1/DTS/DD2
Run Time: 95 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children
Distributor/Studio: Weinstein Company
Martial-arts pro
Jeong Du-hong stars as
Jeong Tae-su in notorious Korean
action director
Ryoo Seung-wan's
The City of Violence (aka
Jakpae). A former punk and brawler-turned-police detective,
Tae-su returns to his hometown for the funeral of a buddy,
Wang-jae (
Ahn Gil-gang). Once there, he reconnects with members of the "old gang," including the tough but loyal fighter
Ryoo Seok-hwan (played by the director) and the gang leader,
Jang Pil-ho.
Tae-su suspects foul play in
Wang-jae's death, and instinctively ties it to
Pil-ho, now a scuzzy slimeball with a massive inferiority complex and hordes of armed men. His instincts, it seems, are correct --
Pil-ho indeed had
Wang-jae rubbed out. Thus,
Tae-su and
Seok-hwan ultimately take on
Pil-ho at an abandoned Korean restaurant, fighting myriads of his henchmen with bare knuckles, blades, and Korean martial arts, and accompanied by a rousing
Leone-style score.
~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
