Director Park Hoon jung's consistency level over the years is just amazing, I wonder how he does it time and again on experimenting a wide range of genres, while keeping the core stories interesting to the viewers. Night in Paradise is about two luckless souls from the same world meeting each other in an island, and for a brief time, they learn to appreciate each other and enjoy each other's company before all hell breaks lose. It's a simple but compelling story. The main characters portray their tragic characters in a very relatable manner.

Cinematography is calm and composed beautifully in line with the mood of the scenes. Screenplay is well written, with well defined characters and interlaced with interesting sub plots. Editing is neat but a 132 minute runtime, could have been a little short. Production design, Music, costumes and makeup are very good. Most of the actors did a wonderful job, especially, the leads Jeon Yeo-been and Uhm Tae-goo, who portray their characters quite convincingly.

Overall, Night of Paradise is story of a man targeted by gangsters and a woman who has given up on life. The movie is a slow burner, with a lot of bleak and brutal moments along with some great fight sequences and action scenes, it is wonderfully laced with a sprinkling of black humour. Night of Paradise is recommended for all Korean movie fans, around the world. 7.3 stars out of 10 for its simple, uncomplicated plot presented in a sophisticated style.

I reckon calling it Paradise ... well there may be a bit of irony or sarcasm in that phrase. I do not know what the original title means translated, so I only know the english title of it. Still sort of fitting if you think about it. But in a broader sense and with a sense of ... well smirk/humor.

The movie has quite some interesting action scenes ... scenes you almost only see in Korean cinema. There may be a few hiccups and maybe you do not like where the story goes or how it resolves in the end ... but it makes for some interesting story ... and for some amazing action/stunt scenes.

There are interesting character traits and you may like them or not - but overall quite well done. I'm glad I could dive into some Korean cinema lately. I missed that ... this was one of those movies - and as you can see I really liked it. It is not too original or new in what it conveys or is telling - but it does so with a lot of quality. If you are not too squeamish that is.