The Good, the Bad, the Weird

Name: The Good, the Bad, the Weird
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Western
Released: April 23, 2010
Duration: 130 min
Rating: 69
Cast: Byung-hun Lee, Kang-ho Song, Woo-sung Jung

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IFC Films | Release Date: April 23, 2010 | R

Starring: Byung-hun Lee, Kang-ho Song, Woo-sung Jung

Summary: Set in the 1930s Manchurian desert where lawlessness rules and many different ethnic groups clash, three Korean men fatefully meet each other on a train. The train’s diverse passengers and imminent danger with guns and knives everywhere serves as a microcosm of the turbulent times. Do-won is a bounty hunter who tracks down any criminalsSet in the 1930s Manchurian desert where lawlessness rules and many different ethnic groups clash, three Korean men fatefully meet each other on a train. The train’s diverse passengers and imminent danger with guns and knives everywhere serves as a microcosm of the turbulent times. Do-won is a bounty hunter who tracks down any criminals with rewards on their heads. Chang-yi is the leader of a group of tough-as-nails bandits. He cannot stand to be the second best. Tae-goo is a train robber with nine lives. The three strangers engage in a chase across Manchuria to take possession of a map Tae-goo discovers while robbing the train. Also on the hunt for the mysterious map are the Japanese army and Asian bandits. In this unpredictable, escalating battle for the map, who will stand in the end as the winner? (IFC Film)… Expand

Director: Ji-woon Kim

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Comedy, Western

Rating: R

Runtime: 130 min

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V.A. Musetto

The Good, the Bad, the Weird may owe a lot to other films, but it is always fresh and never boring. Read full review

Mark Jenkins

Sergio Leone learns to speak Korean in The Good, the Bad, the Weird, an exuberant tale of greed, vengeance and, well, weirdness. Read full review

Noel Murray

The story’s many advances and reversals can be hard to follow at times, but this isn’t really a movie where plot is paramount. Everything boils down to the action, and what that action means. Read full review

Robert Abele

Knives, explosions and knockabout humor have been added to taste. As vigorously staged as it all is -- sometimes confusingly, occasionally with camera-torqueing flair and impressive stuntwork -- the urge to thrill grows wearisome. Were audience members to be included as a collective character as well, they'd be "The Tired." Read full review

Derek Elley

East meets West meets East again, with palate-tingling results, in The Good the Bad the Weird, a kimchi Western that draws shamelessly on its spaghetti forebears but remains utterly, bracingly Korean. Read full review

Ty Burr

It’s a lot of fun before it wears you out, and it wears you out sooner than it should. Read full review

Mike Hale

The ever reliable, rubber-faced Song Kang-ho plays Tae-goo, the train robber, and gives the film what little comic spark it has. Read full review

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bioadam

Oct 28, 2011

This is the best movie of 2008. Can one Korean cowboy, a pastiche of Client Eastwood and eastern modesty, take on the whole Japanese army? Yes, he can. The extended chase and gunfight near the end is worth the price of admission alone and puts western action films to shame. Cool, funny,This is the best movie of 2008. Can one Korean cowboy, a pastiche of Client Eastwood and eastern modesty, take on the whole Japanese army? Yes, he can. The extended chase and gunfight near the end is worth the price of admission alone and puts western action films to shame. Cool, funny, slick, and awesome, "The Good, the Bad, the Weird" is the surprise movie you have been waiting for.… Expand

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ImUnavailable

Nov 12, 2011

This is the kind of action movie you've always wanted to see. A great cast, stunning soundtrack and imaginative action sequences. The movie is light-hearted, with the plot being both simple and complex simultaneously. It has a vibrant visual style that allows the movie to look more expensiveThis is the kind of action movie you've always wanted to see. A great cast, stunning soundtrack and imaginative action sequences. The movie is light-hearted, with the plot being both simple and complex simultaneously. It has a vibrant visual style that allows the movie to look more expensive than it actually was. Action scenes tend to last upwards of 10 minutes each but you never grow weary as they constantly bring something new to the table. The movie's biggest success is its almost childlike sense of adventure that absorbs you into a crazy world that you don't want to leave… Expand

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cwilder06

Dec 2, 2013

Unapologetically strange while remaining immensely enjoyable. Filled with a cast of charismatic protagonists and antagonists, surprising plot twists, deftly choreographed action and plenty of humor. It's Indiana Jones meets every Spaghetti Western you've ever seen all updated for the 21stUnapologetically strange while remaining immensely enjoyable. Filled with a cast of charismatic protagonists and antagonists, surprising plot twists, deftly choreographed action and plenty of humor. It's Indiana Jones meets every Spaghetti Western you've ever seen all updated for the 21st century. Another one that has been criminally underwatched in the West (despite actually getting a reasonable release slate here). Similarly, it's hard not to see this one getting a remake in the non distant future (for better or worse).… Expand

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LeoL

Apr 30, 2010

Starts well but meanders into the distance.

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grandpajoe6191

Nov 3, 2011

"The Good, the Bad, the Weird" presents the Korean world of cowboys, which is cool and full of visual action but lacks the brains and a better plot.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

JLuis_001

Dec 5, 2020

Quite fun for most of its duration, although it falls short in its ambition, because there are moments that feel very sterile and especially because it's more committed to having the public happy with the dumb action instead of looking for some kind of deeper narrative.

It's also true thatQuite fun for most of its duration, although it falls short in its ambition, because there are moments that feel very sterile and especially because it's more committed to having the public happy with the dumb action instead of looking for some kind of deeper narrative.

It's also true that that never seems the intention, after all, it doesn't seem to be looking to be a more serious film, but obviously its best resources are exhausted after a while, especially because it never tries to vary its tone. It did nothing for me and I doubt I will remember it after a while, but it entertained me.… Expand

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S2P_cinephile

Jul 6, 2023

4 score points for all epic-well-crafted action scenes, plus 1 point for the well-done plot twist

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