No Tears for the Dead (2014)

Correcta película de acción.

Cuatro años tuvimos que esperar para que Lee Jeong-beom nos ofreciera otra dosis de acción tras la apabullante muestra de talento que supuso El Hombre sin Pasado.

Sin embargo, El Redentor es una película que se queda a medio camino por culpa de un guion que no termina de desarrollar sus posibilidades y por una excesiva tendencia al melodrama que resta fuerza y potencia al conjunto, sobre todo a un protagonista absurdamente consumido por una angustia exagerada y poco creíble.

Sin embargo, solo por las bien realizadas escenas de acción ya merece la pena. Aunque podría haber sido mucho más.

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"A love story between a professional hitman and his next target."??? Nope. The synopsis is just misleading and you will grow old and die before you get to see any romance in this movie.

The story is nothing fancy, nor original. In fact it can easily fall under the category "a dime a dozen". It's your typical action flick, with lots of bullets, knives and fists flying around, tons of red paint and zero emotions. If anything, both male and female leads' attempts to cry make for a good reason to laugh. Jang Dong Gun-shi, please don't cry! Ever again! You'll only ruin your image. Stick to what you do best, you were kind of cool in some of the fight scenes.
I can't say too much without spoilers, but the main characters are just not convincing enough. Their motivations, choices and reactions don't feel right.

The dialogues bounce between English and Korean, even though I can't see why that would be a plus for the movie. It felt more like showing off than a way to give authenticity to the characters. Heck, at some point they even throw in a bit of Spanish for the "Wow!" effect. Too bad it had the opposite impact, at least for me. On the bright side, if you understand English and basic Korean, you can give the movie a try even with no subs. You don't really need them, no food for though that you might miss here.

I guess guys could like "Crying Man". And girls, provided they are bored or have no choice (because of the guys LOL). Watch if you are a fan of action movies or of Jang Dong Gun (this being his comeback after 2 years).

Don't watch if you don't like violence and blood splashing on your screen! If you are looking for a profound, meaningful story, if you like complex characters or if you were just tempted by the synopsis, don't waste your time!

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