As you probably know, Koreans have been cranking out a lot of great movies of all different genres for the past few years. I'm a big fan of them, so when this one appeared on Netflix, I was certain to give it a watch. However, in the end I found this particular effort to some degree to be underwhelming. The main problem I had with the movie is that it goes on way too long at 134 minutes. There's no way this story should have been that extended, and as a result I sometimes got a little impatient with it. Curiously, despite the great length, there are some plot details that seem missing. Also, there are some pretty big leaps in logic at times (for example, where was the security and hospital staff when the bad guy came by and started to shoot up the place?) And at its core, the premise of the movie - people stealing from organized crime and being tracked down by a cold and expert tracker - has been done many times before. There's not much new with this particular telling. Still, the movie does present a dystopian Korea in a fairly convincing way despite not having a megabudget, there are some action and suspense scenes that do generate some excitement, and I can't say I was really bored even during the slower moments. So I am giving this movie a marginal recommendation for fans of Korean cinema. If you are not a fan of Korean cinema, you may want to lower my rating by a star or two.
Review of Time to Hunt
