Sending a message about corruption and greed?
I really liked Nam Joo-hyuk in this role. His character is a little arrogant with those in authority, most of whom he has no respect for, but much softer with others (at least on the surface). He handles the many sides of Kim Ji-yong with ease.
The drama title says it all, really, and this is a very violent watch, with some shocking scenes. The torture can be quite graphic.
Most of the characters and plot, centre entirely around the Vigilante's fight against what he sees as a broken justice system, and is based within the Police Academy he attends.
The baddies are incredibly bad; the few goodies are a mix of righteous, and/or self-interested, or basically nice. One character is very ambiguous indeed and definitely needs therapy! There is another that I doubted almost from the start and still did at the end.
It is totally OTT in terms of the fight scenes, but very thrilling and gripping... entertaining, even though that may seem wrong to some.
Character back stories are inserted here and there, which was definitely needed and improved where some were coming from.
It occasionally raises ethical questions, but they never get answered sufficiently, especially when what underpins those answers, is itself rotten almost to the core.
The cast is varied with some familiar faces. Yoo Ji-tae, as Vigilante's kind-of-nemesis, is built like a 🧱💩🏠 The actor is 48, so boy must he work out! A lot is made of his physique and strength, although Vigilante certainly doesn't make an easy target, I suppose to prove it isn't always about bulk. I did get irritated when his refual to see that one character had to be 'dealt with', was the cause of things taking an even worst turn.
Definitely left open for a S2.
The drama title says it all, really, and this is a very violent watch, with some shocking scenes. The torture can be quite graphic.
Most of the characters and plot, centre entirely around the Vigilante's fight against what he sees as a broken justice system, and is based within the Police Academy he attends.
The baddies are incredibly bad; the few goodies are a mix of righteous, and/or self-interested, or basically nice. One character is very ambiguous indeed and definitely needs therapy! There is another that I doubted almost from the start and still did at the end.
It is totally OTT in terms of the fight scenes, but very thrilling and gripping... entertaining, even though that may seem wrong to some.
Character back stories are inserted here and there, which was definitely needed and improved where some were coming from.
It occasionally raises ethical questions, but they never get answered sufficiently, especially when what underpins those answers, is itself rotten almost to the core.
The cast is varied with some familiar faces. Yoo Ji-tae, as Vigilante's kind-of-nemesis, is built like a 🧱💩🏠 The actor is 48, so boy must he work out! A lot is made of his physique and strength, although Vigilante certainly doesn't make an easy target, I suppose to prove it isn't always about bulk. I did get irritated when his refual to see that one character had to be 'dealt with', was the cause of things taking an even worst turn.
Definitely left open for a S2.
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