{"id":21,"date":"2014-05-25T00:53:45","date_gmt":"2014-05-24T15:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.catracing.org\/hendrb\/?p=21"},"modified":"2022-05-10T22:40:20","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T13:40:20","slug":"movie-review-the-devils-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.catracing.org\/hendrb\/movie-review-the-devils-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Movie Review: The Devils Game"},"content":{"rendered":"

Korean Movie Review: The Devil’s Game<\/span><\/h1>\n

\"The_Devil's_Game_film_poster\"<\/a>  The Devil’s game is a South Korean thriller released in 2008, starring Shin Ha-Kyun (Joint Security Area, and The Happenings) as Min Hee-do, a struggling portrait artist who is offered 1 billion South Korea Won ( 1 Million US Dollars) to play a simple game with a dying eccentric man named Kang No Sik (played by Byun, Hee-Bong ( The Spy ).   Min He-Do first turns the offer down, but after his girlfriend Eun Seong runs into trouble with the debt her father left the family he returns to play the game. Which turns out to be more than he bargained for.<\/p>\n

While the film certainly seemed to have promise, the storyline and script just seems to die in places. The cast is top notch, and Shin Ha-Kyun and Byn, Hee-bong definitely play well off each other. The story just seems to have way too many implausible moments. Which all seem to lead up to a typical tragic Asian Shakespearian ending where nobody wins. Though usually (At least in Chinese cinema) you can see how the characters actions contribute to the unsatisfactory resolution at the end of the film. With The Devil’s game it just seemed like 2 very innocent peoples lives are irreparably harmed for no reason. Which left me feeling like I had just lost all faith in humanity.<\/p>\n

The moral of the story is, Don’t leave your family in debt, and don’t bet what you can’t afford to lose.<\/p>\n

Over all I give the movie 3 stars, I was definitely entertained, the acting and cinematography was top notch! I just wish the plot did not slow down so much in places, and I really wished for a more satisfactory ending. Though that might just be because I am so used to American films where the “Good Guy” always has to win, and all conflicts are resolved by the end of the film.<\/p>\n