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I went into *Agent Kim* thinking it was going to be a great revenge story about an ex spy (basically Korean John Wick). And honestly, the essence of that story is there. His daughter gets kidnapped, and he goes on a rampage trying to find her.
But that's where the story starts to feel really repetitive.
First, his daughter is dead... then she's not dead... then she's dead again... and then she's not. I understand that in reality you wouldn't necessarily know whether someone was alive or dead, but after a while it starts feeling like the story is just going in circles.
Which brings me to another thing: why don't they kill any of these people?
I mean, if your kid had been kidnapped by MULTIPLE gangs, you'd think Kim, Park Jin Cheol, and Seong Han Su would eventually start permanently taking these people out. But no — they keep leaving them alive, only for the same people to come back and cause more problems. The biggest example is Kang Guk Cheol, the SMD Director. Seong Han Su literally pulls him out of the water so he doesn't drown... and then just ONE HOUR later, he's kidnapping the girl again. Like, come on! That entire situation could have been avoided if he had just left him in the water.
I can somewhat understand not killing the SMD officials though because they're government officials, but when it comes to the gangs — people who have already committed some seriously terrible acts — it always comes down to a quick fistfight, they beat them up, and then just leave them alive. Maye that's just how the story is written, but it made the whole thing feel unnecessarily repetitive. The revenge aspect had a lot of potential, and the "Korean John Wick" vibe is definitely there, but I kept finding myself thinking, "Why are you letting this guy live when he's obviously going to come back and do the exact same thing again?" Overall, I think the story had a really good premise, but the constant back-and-forth of people being "dead," coming back, getting captured again, escaping again, etc. really started to wear me down.


Next, the casting. I honestly think they were perfect for their roles.

So Ji Sub fits the quiet assassin role perfectly, and bro is JACKED in this movie. His voice is genuinely chilling in some scenes, and he gives off the perfect "father turned professional assassin" vibe. He really sells that character. Yoon Kyung Ho is always one of my favorite comedic relief actors, and I never really find his scenes to be too over-the-top. I think they match his personality and acting style perfectly, and honestly, every scene with him is GOLD in anything! Joo Sang Wook, for one, easily did the most fighting in this movie. Bro kept getting left behind to fight entire mobs of guys in basically every fight scene. But besides that, he's both serious and comedic, which makes the trio work really well. It's almost like So Ji Sub is the serious one, Yoon Kyung Ho is the comedy, and Joo Sang Wook is perfectly balanced between the two. I honestly think the casting was one of the strongest parts of the movie easily.

Now, quickly, the soundtrack and music. I really liked the music in this show, honestly. The intro and outro were instantly added to my YouTube playlist after I heard them in the second episode! They fit the show really well and are definitely some of the more memorable parts of it for me.

Overall, *Agent Kim* was somewhere between decent and okay for me. It had a really solid premise, and there were definitely parts I enjoyed, especially the casting, soundtrack. So Ji Sub absolutely fits the role, along side the other main cast, the supporting cast works really well together, and the intro/outro songs are probably going to stick with me longer than some parts of the actual story My biggest issue was the repetitive story. The constant back-and-forth with Kim's daughter being dead, then alive, then dead again, along with the villains repeatedly being left alive just to come back and cause more problems, really started to drag the experience down for me I don't regret watching it, but I also don't think it's something I'd rush to watch again. The rewatch value is pretty low for me because once you know how everything plays out, I don't think there is enough there to make me want to go through the same cycle again.

I'd say *Agent Kim* is worth a watch if you like action, revenge stories, or So Ji Sub, but for me, it's probably a one-and-done. Decent enough to enjoy, but not quite good enough to make me want to come back for another round.