Injil

An excellent abduction thriller from South Korea with my favourite actor Hwang Jung-min. For a debut, it's a really great work. The film has an offbeat story where Hwang Jung-min plays himself and is abducted by three aggressive kidnappers. He soon learns the difference between film and reality firsthand. The film picks up an incredible pace from the opening minutes, it's very engaging, Hwang's acting is excellent. The whole thing has a very realistic feel to it, you get the feeling that this really happened in Korea a week ago. I was worried that the film would feel monotonous, but it's full of interesting surprises, it goes in a very unexpected direction at times and has a lot of suspenseful scenes. The whole thing builds up to an intense finale like a pressurised hydrant and thanks to the very powerful music, I found myself gasping for breath. The trio of sleazy nutters the villain roles are also great. A great one man show and a thriller with all the ingredients that belong to the genre. Story 4/5, Action 3/5, Humour 0/5, Violence 3/5, Entertainment 4/5 Music 5/5, Visuals 4/5, Atmosphere 4/5, Suspense 4/5, Emotion 3/5, Actors 4/5. (2021.10.09)