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Dirty Money is a medium-paced crime movie with a predictable plot twist for a reason. It's no bullshit and somewhat meant to be thought-provoking. Is it okay to steal corrupted money for good reasons? This polarising question will ensue debates, but for Myungdeuk and Donghyuk, dirty money is dirty money.

The movie has an interesting premise with a good execution. The storyline is simple and easy to follow, and the plot progression is well-written. It's climatic and has a conclusive ending that made me slightly emotional. It's narrated in a way that makes us want to empathise with the main characters, and that's what I felt towards the end. It has decent camerawork and cinematography, and the cast did well. There was enough suspense, making the thriller effective. The whole time, I was scared that Myungdeuk and Donghyuk would get caught.

Unfortunately, I lost my interest halfway through because of a pacing issue. Sometimes it's slow, and sometimes it's fast, thus why I categorised this as a medium-paced movie. This inconsistency sometimes bore me and made me lose my focus. Therefore, this movie isn't engaging enough. Also, the movie could've gone further with the bloody scenes. Aside from shooting scenes, they didn't show us the scenes of captives getting killed. Such as when Mr Shin was killed. I understand if they want to keep the gore mild, but the sound effects were vivid. So they have nothing to lose if they show us the slashing and beheading scenes.

I recommend Dirty Money to people looking for a filler crime movie. It's not the most thrilling action movie, but it's decent and good enough to be watched.