Story for me is outstanding, truly! I never watched story about gang master which decides to become wife, to fulfill last wish of her dying sister. And then all sort of hilarious stuff begin! Seriously I thought I will never stop laughing.
Every character has unique background story, which will make you laugh, cry and excited. I never liked "flying/fighting/scenes" that's way I avoided Asian action movies. There is some flying around in this one, but it did not damaged this movie to me.
Music is nice fit with the story. Sister love is so moving and chemistry between husband and wife OMG! Even a thought of that makes me smile.
Overall it's just great actions comedy which I encouraged you guys to see for yourselves ^^ Have fun.
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Blend in the famous Hong Kong Triad power struggles/dynamics with South Korea’s perpetual game of Genre Musical Chair and you get this, whatever this is. I liked it!
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Stunts - 83/100 | Somebody high up in the creative team is a fan of Hong Kong movies. They even included the staple humorous sidekick that we all love to hate (more like hate tbh)
Narrative - 68/100 | (Melo)Drama, Crime, Action, Comedy all merge together to form a weirdly functioning mess.
Fight Choreography - 68/100 | Only part that I wished they had studied better in their efforts to replicate fights from the best school of action cinema. Still, there was an attempt here, with a brutal end fight sequence that was pretty decent. Performers had it in them I think but the editing… bleh. It really was all over the place and the fights were hard to follow, which is the opposite of what you’d want. I liked the wire bits though.
Enjoyment - 79/100 | I was surprised by how much depth the main character had. It was really fun to see her struggle with basic life stuff and yet, be so respected and feared by her peers. Funny and yet intense central performance by Shin Eun-kyung. She’s a stone-cold certified badass.
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Fun Watch
The comedic set up is made for laughs. The execution of the first half was a bit clumsy but it was the second half when all the parts come together and the story takes off.A young woman is the number two in a crime syndicate overseeing more than 50 men. She's tough and a skilled fighter. The fight scenes feel like a movie out of Hong Kong but that's OK. She finds her long lost sister who is terminally ill, and her dying wish is that she marry. This creates problems as her social skills are a bit rough around the edges, but she gets the job done and of course her clueless husband doesn't know her true occupation. If this wasn't a comedy first I might have thought she would kill him with her death glare. On their wedding night the poor guy must've felt like a male black widow spider approaching his bride for consummation.
Complications ensue when her sister dies leaving a final wish - that she has a child. Some of the scenes in the hilarious baby making process might generate an 'R' rating in the US.
The first half was good, but it was the second half that earned a high rating.
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