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Wild Card (2003 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Wild Card' is a 2003 South Korean film directed by Kim Yoo-jin. The crime drama has received mixed reviews and has a score of 6.5/10 on IMDb.
Premise
Veteran detective Oh Young-dal and his younger, loose-cannon partner Bang Jae-su are investigating the serial's rape-murders of young women in Seoul. They begin to close in on gang leader Kim Min-ki, a psychopath who carries a metal ball and chain.
Cast
*Jung Jin-young as Oh Young-dal
*Yang Dong-geun as Bang Je-su
*Han Chae-young as Kang Na-na
*Gi Ju-bong as Squad leader Kim
*Kim Myeong-gook as Jang Chil-sun
*Hwang Jun-yeong as Go Myeong-hwan
*Yu Ha-bok as Hwang Cheol-gu
*Bang Guk-hyeon as Shim Young-man
*Lee Dong-kyu as Noh Jae-bong
*Seo Jae-kyeong as Kim Min-ki
*Kim Gi-se as Wang Su-chang
*Kim Chang-gyu as Go Du-man
*Lee Do-kyeong as Do Sang-chun
*Jo Kyung-hoon as Gomtaeng-i
*Chae Min-seok as Gal-chi
*Shin Jung-geun as Neob-chi ("Halibut")
*Lee Dol-hyung as Sun-dae ("Blood sausage")
*Yang Han-seok as Kang Il-man
*Shin Kyeong-ah as Kang Suk
*Lee Jeong-in as Shin Suk-jeong
*Baek Shin as Detective Kim
*Han Seong-sik as Delivery guy of Chinese restaurant
*Cha Soon-bae
Reception
Wild Card has received mixed reviews. On IMDb it has a score of 6.5/10 and it does not yet have a rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Derek Elley, writing for 'Variety', states that although there is "nothing new" about the premise or plot, the film has '"'well-written and well-played characters whose ensemble chemistry pays off in the final reels." Andrew Robertson, from "Eye For Film," called the film "exciting" with an "almost Seventies feel." Meanwhile, reviews on IMDb range from calling the film "average," and "run-of-the-mill," to "better than the rest."
References
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