Dogul
Directed by:
Jeong-bae ParkScreenplay:
Jeong-bae ParkCast:
Je-hoon Lee, Woo-jin Jo, Won-hee Lim, Hye-seon Shin, Seong-tae Heo, Jin-mo Joo, Hyun-kwang Jin, Hyun-woong Lee, Jang-yoo Lee, Sung-wook Lee, Dong-yong LeePlots(1)
Early one morning, two monks come across a young colleague who says he is guarding the Hwangyeong Temple pagoda because of a rumour that a grave robber is operating in the area. The problem is that the man of faith is actually said grave robber, Dong-goo (Lee Je-hoon). Bold and brazen, he plans to steal a priceless golden Buddha. He then finds himself hunted by the men of the Machiavellian Jin Sang-gil (Song Young-chan), a cruel collector of cultural artefacts with unlimited resources. Following a transaction with the beautiful Sae-hee (Shin Hye-sun), the wealthy businessman's adjutant, Dong-goo begins a risky association with Mr. Jin. Caught in a trap, he offers to steal the legendary sword of King Taejo, the founder of the Joseon Dynasty. In order to get his hands on this unobtainable relic, he will have to assemble a team whose talents are matched only by their, shall we say, peculiar personalities... (Fantasia International Film Festival)
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Not fun, absolutely not fun at all. The nice visuals are par for the course, but the light form didn't suit me at all. For one thing, I didn't find the film funny at all, except for one scene that was also in the trailer, the "Indiana Jones" elements are so few that it's almost a shame to consider this an adventure film. There's almost no action, the characters didn't interest me and the suspense didn't work for me. Well I haven't suffered like this with a South Korean film in a long time. Two stars with reluctantly for the plot and for the actors who played their parts well, but otherwise I'm glad it's over. 3/10
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