The Man From Nowhere (2010)

THE ONES LIVING FOR TOMORROW GET F**KED BY THE ONES LIVING FOR TODAY

Since this movie has had a lot of reviews obviously, I would write something unconventional.

Won Bin, I dunno why he halted his acting career, the man is so talented.
What an outstanding performance!
That child was magnificent, she even won an award for her performance.

Although the plot is conventional, the execution is gripping.
Each and every actor in this movie is phenomenal, leaves an impact, whether it's the gangsters or the protagonist, even the police officer played a great role.

All this can only be possible if the director is legendary.
By far this could've been his dream work.

The movie is well thought and executed, each and every scene is important along with the violence and profanity it showed, but also managed to focus on the human side of nature.

A child brings a lot of emotions especially when you see a cold guy like him in the movie.
Some people hate children, I've come across quite a few but then again they remind me of the essence of why a child is important, why childhood is important and moreover why being a child is important.
Each child is an enigma in itself.

As the movie says, just giving birth isn't parenting.
Children realize the parenting values towards anyone they can get the warmth and feeling from.

~ Special mention to the villains, Kim Hee Won and Kim Sung Oh.
Who knew these guys could play such an ultimate villain, I've only seen them in stupid roles in the dramas.
They were magnificent in the movie.
A scumbag of a villain is always the ones that look weak but can do the most heinous crimes possible.
Kudos to the director for finding such actors and making them execute their talent.

Kindness and Humanity go hand in hand with the dirty heinous part of the world .
The profanity of scenes in this movie is what makes it special, it was ugly indeed but you could see it through.
And believe that this exists but in the same world a love exists too.

Marvellous effort.
And who can forget the bass in Won Bin's voice? Top-Notch dialogue delivery.

Overall, this movie was such a great experience to have.
One of the best ways you could've spent your 2 hrs.

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Honestly, this movie felt a bit lacking to me. It wasnt bad and there were truly some excellent moments like the girls dialog when she confronts him about him being embarrassed of her i was actually sad during that exchange. But overall the story takes a rather predictable approach to the Korean vengeance genre which is downright my fave. It doesnt even come close to similar movies like Oldboy, the chaser, i saw the devil when it comes to dialog and complex characters. And honestly for me all those lack of nuance wouldn't have been a problem if they'd given me a less lame, predictable and boring ending.

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For John Wick fans

Well many might not agree with me but this movie was awesome. I would put it up there with John Wick. Seriously. The male character was unfeeling at first and at times it made me wonder why he was so hell bent on his mission. BUT it changes and I had a moment where I had to grab the tissues.
It's so action packed. The fighting ranges from hand to hand combat to knives to guns. Kept me on the edge of my seat at all times.
BUT it's not for the faint hearted.
Kidnapping of children, drugs, human trafficking and more. There was also a lot of blood and gore.
The plot was dark really dark. This guy had no problem killing the bad guys in the most painful way possible. I had a few moments where I cringed at the bloodiness and violence. But it was a great movie.

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A must see

Wow, I never thought I would like an action movie with an overdose of brutal violence like that, but you have to give credits to a great story, and an amazing cast. The two leading characters, and the story are instrumental in making this movie worth watching indeed. Won Bin, how could he expresses a suppressed anger like that. You can't help but feel his emotions allover the place, even when he is keeping them inside, or act like he is. I wish that the movie would have tuned down the immense violence which was very disturbing, and if I may say, unnecessarily long. Would have loved to see more of the interaction between Won Bin Character and the young girl (actress, Saeron). The scenes between them were pure phenomenal acting, funny, emotional, and heartbreaking. And I would say for their final scene only, you can see this movie more than just once. It was much exhilarating to see Won Bin, at last, releases all his emotions with no hold. Great acting hands down for Won Bin, Saeron, all the villains, and the supporting cast.

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A stunning movie that captured all sorts of emotions from the start to finish. I was impressed by the amount of gore included with this film, which is definitely not for the faint hearted. The film captured the best moments of humanity, as well as the worst. The film spent its beginning building up to the ending in a masterful way. The action scenes were a joy to watch. Won Bin and Kim Sae Ron had a great father-daughter dynamic, and both were splendid actors in their own rights. I nearly teared up at the bittersweet ending, something I rarely do for these type of movies.

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