Night of the Assassin
2023 [KOREAN]
Action / Adventure

Plot summary
An action historical drama depicting the story of Joseon's best swordsman Yi Nan in front of an irreversible fate.
Director
Top cast
Tech specs
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The soundtrack ruined this movie, so painful to watch!
Any time of the day
No pun intended - depending on where you are, you may get a title for this reading "Night of the Assassin". It makes sense that an Assassin is going on about his business at night. Still that does not mean, we only get to see him then. Or for "one night only" - there are more than one night(s) here. Just saying and clarifying for those interested.
Also for those interested, the movie from South Korea ... while I may be leniant at times, I sometimes do compare movies to other stuff and have to say that this is at the same level I am used to. That said, it does not mean that this is a bad movie. Far from it - I am just used to a different quality when it comes to movies from South Korea.
Video quality is one of those things that immediately catches your eye! Same applies here - it is not bad, but you feel that it is not .... well perfect! Again I may be nitpicking, but if I didn't explain, I reckon you may feel "cheated". The story is quite simple or easy to follow - and that I don't mean as a negative. Action is more than decent too - so if that is the main focus you have ... have at it as they say!
Not very good.
Campy, clumsy, bad acting, silly Go-Pro cuts, looney-toons sound effects, no emotion, moldy peas, forgettable villains, Shaw Bros style production without the aesthetic or soul. It's a movie.
The overall ramping of this film takes on so many curves. It feels like 3-4 different films in one while never making anything cohesive. Twists? You bet. Turns? Okay. A villain that is so stereotypically boring? How about three or four.
The protagonist plays an assassin turned server but still never seems to bring anything of substance to the proverbial table. His palms are sweaty, hearts weak, face is steady, he'd like to catch a chicken but keeps on forgetting, how to walk around, cause he obviously has never done that before and he likes soup, blah blah blah. Ninjas.