What a ride. Twists a minute, exciting action, and white knuckle tension galore. Might not be everyone's cup of tea given how breakneck the pace gets, but I enjoyed it thoroughly!
Not everything clicks though; the parts with the American dude speaking in Korean was wonky at best. Also, it does get twisty to a point where you'd need to pause it just to get a grip of who and where the chess pieces are on the board; not really a luxury to have in the cinema. A minor gripe for me.
Not a bad debut for Lee Jung Jae as director. Hope he gets to hone his skills more, because if this is his first effort then I'd be salivating at the thought of him at the height of his directorial powers.
