BADLAND HUNTERS – “Offers plenty of stylized action to keep the momentum at a fever pitch”
RATING
DIRECTOR
Directed by: Heo Myung-haeng (Directorial Debut)
MAIN CAST
• Ma Dong-seok as Nam-san
• Lee Hee-joon as Yang Gi-su
• Lee Jun-young as Choi ji-wan
• Roh Jeong-eui as Suna
SYNOPSIS
Is a sequel of Concrete Utopia (2023)
When an earthquake turns Seoul into a lawless badland, Nam San, a fearless huntsman, goes on to rescue a teenager from Yang Gi-su, a mad doctor, who held the teenager captive in a camp full of dangerous cultists.
REVIEW SUMMARY
Anarchic and excessive, Badland Hunters offers plenty of stylized action to keep the momentum at a fever pitch. The key to enjoying this film is simple: embrace the absurdity (the “are you kidding me?” moments kick in right from the start). Luckily, there’s enough narrative intrigue to keep use interested between all the combat sequences. And, let me tell you, there’s a lot of them. The good news is that they are all executed with immense skill. The close-quarters hand-to-hand fights truly are something to behold, as are the wasteland visual effects. There is a believable grittiness to the mass destruction on display. The cast also came to have fun, with Ma Dong-seok especially giving an unyielding performance. And yes, the film is in Korean, and no, you should not turn on the English dubbing. Just let the subtitles flow along with the unrelenting action extravagance!
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