NYAFF XXIV Review: In THE SUSPECT, Won Shin-Yeon’s Blistering Spy Thriller Finds Its Way Home
“The Suspect” enjoyed its Special Screening at this year’s New York Asian Film Festival
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Now Available: THE SUSPECT (2013)
Director Won Shin Yeon has a new murder thriller coming soon this year called A Murderers Guide To Memorization. It’s got a great plot and I’m glad I finally got to sample his directing chops with Well Go USA’s The Suspect starring Gong Yoo. The film bodes as a slick action thriller, toned like an Asian response to Bourne in almost every way you can imagine, and even adhering to one’s own love-hate relationship with shakycam style of fight choreography. The action is smart and spectacular in some places although it almost gets dizzying between a few shots. On a side note, Asian action aficionados will be glad to see Asian cinema journeyman, martialartist, actor and stuntman Kim Won-Jin (Operation Scorpio, My Wife Is A Gangster, China Strike Force) directing the action and even showcasing his skillset with lead actor Yoo. The plot is VERY deep in-scope with layer upon […]
THE SUSPECT Takes His Fight To North American Screens!
After reportedly doing very well for its domestic theatrical Christmas Eve release in South Korea, director Won Shin-Yeon‘s latest spy action thriller, The Suspect, is ready to deliver the action to the big screen for its forthcoming limited theatrical release on January 10, 2014, courtesy of Well Go USA. To accompany the release, we have an official U.S. trailer and several new stills now available online which you can look at below. Produced by You Jeong-hun and Lee Hyun-Myung, the film stars Gong Yoo along with Park Hee-soon, Jo Seong-ha, Yoo Da-in, Kim Seong-gyoon and Jo Jae-yoon, with action direction by O Se-young. SYNOPSIS: Dong-chul (Gong Yoo) is the best field agent in North Korea – until he is abandoned during a mission, his wife and daughter murdered. Hunted and on the run, torn between grief and vengeance, he takes a job as a night driver for the CEO of […]
Watch The New Trailer For The South Korean Action Thriller, THE SUSPECT
The so-called “Bourne formula” designed in recent years by the likes of writer and director Tony Gilroy and Paul Greengrass seems to be the way to go for a lot of movies these days. Visually, it’s a formula that most notably works with the involvement of cuts in editing and choreography that garner the attention of a specific fan base, which is what director Won Shin-yeon seems to be doing for his latest epic fast-paced South Korean thriller, The Suspect. A behind-the-scenes featurette trailer was unveiled earlier this month with actor Gao Yoon in full action star form, debuting in his first-ever lead role in an action movie about a former government agent on a mission of vengeance and in search of hidden enemy with nefarious plans that could threaten a nation. And on Friday this week, we now finally get to see a full trailer. So stay tuned for […]
Gao Yoon Leaps Into Action In A New Trailer Featurette For Korean Thriller, THE SUSPECT
Garnering some notable comparions on tone and pacing with the Bourne movie franchise, the Korean action cinema scene continues to leave a buzzing impression with the upcoming December release of The Suspect. After wrapping up a late Autumn 2012-June 2013 shoot, a stunt/action featurette was recently unveiled online showcasing a non-CG infused minute’s taste of what will come for film fans eager to see director Won Shin-Yeon‘s latest thriller, featuring lead actor Gong Yoo in what is said to be his pending debut lead role for an action film. The Suspect also stars Park Hee-soon, Cho Seong-ha and Yoo Da-in, and is produced by Shin Chang-Hwan from a script by Lim Sang-yoon, with stunt coordination by O Se-young and cinematography by Lee Sung-Jae. SYNOPSIS: Dong-chul was the best special field agent in North Korea, but he’s abandoned by his government during a mission. While on the run, he looks for […]