Veteran

Name: Veteran
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Released: September 18, 2015
Duration: 123 min
Cast: Ah In Yoo, Dae-hwan Oh, Dal-su Oh, Hye-jin Yu, Jeong-min Hwang

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CJ Entertainment | Release Date: September 18, 2015 | Not Rated

Starring: Ah In Yoo, Dae-hwan Oh, Dal-su Oh, Hye-jin Yu, Jeong-min Hwang, Man-shik Jeong, Shi-hoo Kim, Woong-in Jeong, Yoon-ju Jang, Young-chang Song

Summary: After an international auto theft sting, dimwitted detective Do-chul is treated at a night club where he meets Tae-oh, the tyrannical heir to an untouchable mega-corporation, whose rude behavior rubs Do-chul the wrong way. One day, a truck driver that helped Do-chul with a case gets beaten and humiliated by Tae-oh in front of his 9-year-oldAfter an international auto theft sting, dimwitted detective Do-chul is treated at a night club where he meets Tae-oh, the tyrannical heir to an untouchable mega-corporation, whose rude behavior rubs Do-chul the wrong way. One day, a truck driver that helped Do-chul with a case gets beaten and humiliated by Tae-oh in front of his 9-year-old son. The son finds Do-chul’s business card and calls for help. Knowing that Tae-oh will do whatever it takes to sabotage the people in his way, Do-chul decides to deliver the spoiled heir some hard heavy blows of justice! [CJ Entertainment]… Expand

Director: Seung-wan Ryoo

Genre(s): Action, Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Crime

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 123 min

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Maggie Lee

Sep 21, 2015

With a screenplay less bloated than Ryoo’s previous works, and drawing characters who know what they stand for, the film steadily builds up to its sensational catharsis and undeniably satisfying payoff. Read full review

Mike Hale

Sep 17, 2015

Mr. Ryoo (“The Unjust,” “The City of Violence”) isn’t known for his sense of humor, but Veteran is amusing throughout, even if the funny scenes are more subdued or go on a beat or two longer than American viewers are used to. Read full review

Gary Goldstein

Sep 24, 2015

This is a tonally and visually inconsistent piece whose cracks at "Lethal Weapon"-style humor are needlessly silly or simply flat. Read full review

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Bias

Nov 4, 2016

I'm stupid for Korean cop movies/shows. Don't have your expectations up very high (as it's in the 'B zone') and if you can get a taste for Korean media needing deep wells of sadness in everything, including low-brow action/comedy, then you might be able to enjoy it. Cop takes on aI'm stupid for Korean cop movies/shows. Don't have your expectations up very high (as it's in the 'B zone') and if you can get a taste for Korean media needing deep wells of sadness in everything, including low-brow action/comedy, then you might be able to enjoy it. Cop takes on a over-the-top bad rich kid and a big corporation (Chaebol). Definitely moments where my brain snoozed, but I made it through and didn't hate myself afterwards. I miss Korea, and its fun to see the stuff coming out over there, love it or hate it.… Expand

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LeZee

May 14, 2016

The cops versus a corporate house.

The Korean cop-thieves films are quite extraordinary and I had seen plenty of them. This is based on kind of similar theme. Instead the gang here it is a cop who face-off a millionaire. This is not completely a serious action-crime, but a bit of fun too,The cops versus a corporate house.

The Korean cop-thieves films are quite extraordinary and I had seen plenty of them. This is based on kind of similar theme. Instead the gang here it is a cop who face-off a millionaire. This is not completely a serious action-crime, but a bit of fun too, that was well written and directed by 'The Berlin File' filmmaker. The film was a huge hit in the domestic market, but I felt the runtime was slightly a lengthy with some few boring parts. Overall, the film was entertaining, that reached close to my expectation.

Before coming to the main story, the film tells a couple of quick crime solving events in its first act. It was the story of an honest, but a tough police officer when it comes to the crimes and criminals. That's how he ends up on one of the greatest case he has ever taken in the hand. Though, it all begins when one of the truck drivers was badly injured after protesting over his termination from the job without the pay. That brings a young wealthy businessman into the frame for the head-to-head clash between him and the cops. In the end who wins, the corporate house with their financial power and political influence or the limbless police force is the remaining.

The opening was so hilarious, I thought I had to prepare for the laugh riot, but then the middle parts failed to keep the same intensity. Precisely to say there's nothing much happened, not the interesting stuffs. That is where the audience has to watch out, because this is not one hundred per cent comedy. But somehow the story kept moving in a right direction, especially the clash between the cops and corporate, at least in a draggy pace. When the final act commenced, I felt the previous developments came in handy to set the stage for a great finish.

"I told you to stay out of trouble."

Quite refreshing from the regular cop films. I did not anticipate the amusing characters like this, not from the cops. Only the cops, but the character sets from the opposite were inverted like 'the masks of comedy and tragedy'. The whole cop team, including the chief was so funny. There are loads of small scale jokes that brighten up our mood. But like I said, once the narration approaches the midway, especially after a business tycoon was introduced, all the fun parts were beginning to fade away. That's the reminder for the commencement of the other facet of the story.

So the film takes the us to the vital segment of the narration where the intensified confrontation takes place. But only the twist spells even more interest in us about the tale's ending. Nothing any breathtaking secrets revealed, yet absolutely best and smart turnaround. The struggling police force against their rival was brilliantly told. In reality, I don't think things can happen like that, but for a movie, it was fun as well as thrilling with some awesome stunt sequences.

The actors too showed their potential. I think it is a good film to remake, but there are few areas to improve like overall pace of the film. When the film started, it took me around half an hour to get used to everything about the film. From the characters to the situations they are in, it needs a serious attention from us, but the other side the length of the film is a worrisome. I enjoyed watching it, so no doubt it was a good film, but should have been even better than that.

I would say it missed an opportunity to be one of a fine cop film. Not because of the attachment of the comedies, but separating and randomising them from the other heavy events makes it an inconsistent to keep up the same momentum throughout, especially like during facing the bad guys. If you watch the film's ending you will understand what I meant.

So these kind of flaws are minors, that comes under the screenplay's error when the scenes in the story failed to flow in a same flat surface. That's what I felt, yet I know I'm not an expert in that field, but I have experience watching films like that. So I won't complain the overall film, surely I can recommend it for those who like cop story. Though the one thing you have to keep in your mind is that it is not a serious recital, but something like seeing a film Jackie Chan in a cop avatar.

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