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    (Korea) Countdown (2011)



    Not sure why the IMDB rating is so low, but I thought this was a pretty good South Korean crime/drama.

    The story follows a successful debt collector who discovers he has terminal liver cancer and only has a few more months to live. He decides to track down the people whom his son gave organs to after his death, in hopes of receiving a liver from one of'em. This is where he meets a con-woman behind bars, who agrees to the transplant, but only if he can find her old con-artist partner. This starts a chain of events that leads the man into crossing paths with a couple gangsters.

    There's a nice mix of action, crime, and dramatic elements in this flick. Although it could've used a wee bit more in the action department, what it did offer was still good enough, and I was never bored by it. Interesting premise and an equally interesting lead, and as standard with good Korean cinema, the filmmakers managed to even add a little heart into the storyline, especially towards the end.

    Worth a check if you're lookin' for a new Korean crime/drama 7/10

    http://imdb.com/title/tt1814665/


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    Korean movie posters are always so dramatic and intense...

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    Agreed, but that one in particular is an incredibly generic one

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