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Believer (2018)
Directed by Lee Hae-young
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Overview
After a traumatic event, a drug trafficker turns sides and conspires with a dangerously ambitious undercover police officer to bring down the mysterious kingpin of a major drug cartel.
Rated NR | Length 123 minutes
Actors
Cho Jin-woong | Ryu Jun-yeol | Kim Joo-hyuk | Cha Seung-won | Kim Sung-ryung | Park Hae-joon | Nam Moon-chul | Seo Hyun-woo | Kang Seung-hyun | Jung Jun-won | Jung Ga-ram | Jin Seo-Yeon | Kim Dong-young | Lee Joo-young | Geum Sae-rok | Park Sung-yeon | Lee Ye-eun | Lee Ji-min | Park Eun-young | Kim Tae-joon | Na Ki-soo | Jang Tae-min | Park Hyun-ji | Yoon Jae-in | Geum Kwang-San | Baek Seung-hwan | Han Sang-cheul | Cha Soon-hyeong | Seong-Bong Ahn | Hwang Ki-seok
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/09/2018 | Movie Screen | Digital | Theater | 7.5 stars |
| (Average) 7.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
Loose reimagining of Johnnie To’s DRUG WAR, which I didn’t know going in but there’s a sequence that happens where I was like, “whoa this is just like when they did this in DRUG WAR… but this isn’t exactly the same premise.” Then another sequence occurs where I’m like, “what. another story beat that is just like DRUG WAR??” Then I realized this must be based on the same story with some changes.
All that said, this is decent crime thriller but even without knowing this was a loose remake I guessed what was going on in the first 15 minutes. I chalk that up to having seen enough movies and recognizing the intentional misdirects to throw off the audience.
There are things here I that I like better than DRUG WAR. I’ll have to revisit that one again soon to compare.
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