10 May 2013

A Company Man (South Korea, 2012)

Hyeong-do wears a suit and tie like any other rank-and-file white collar worker, except his profession is murder. Seemingly a section chief in the sales division of a metal fabrication company that is actually a front for an organization of hit men, Hyeong-do is regarded as one of the best contract killers in the business. One day, he meets a married woman named Su-yeon and instantly falls in love. Feeling guilty about his bloody past, Hyeong-do tries to quit the "manufacturer", to the surprise of his colleagues and his enemies. Seen as the ultimate betrayal, he is immediately hunted down by his former employers

A Company Man won't win any prizes for originality, but it's a solid and wildly entertaining action flick with great shooting scenes. It flirts with stronger films in the action genre such as A Bittersweet Life (2005), and fans of Korean action should definitely check this one out.


Genre: Action/Drama/Thriller

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