Detective Ma Seok-do (Don Lee) returns for the fourth time in a bruising action film that takes us back to the darker edge of the first two films. It's an awesome film that will have you reacting to the film out loud.
This time out Seok-do and his team end up chasing after the mad man behind a gambling syndicate. An expert with a knife he cuts up anyone who stands in the way of his making a buck. While the deep dive into the world of computers is not Seok-do's strong point, he manages to assemble a team to break heads and get him close to his target.
This film is an absolute blast. It's a film that has some of the best action sequences in the series. The final fight had me wincing. Full of the expected witty lines and great characters the film just delights us from start to finish. What raises it up from ROUND UP: NO WAY OUT is that there is a weight to the proceedings. Seok-do's promise to a mother to avenge the death of her son gives the film a weight the last film doesn't have. Additionally the bad guy here is so brutal in his attacks that he over comes the cartoony final boss video game nature of his creation.
I know I could say more, but the truth is this film does what it is suppose so well that it doesn't need me to say anything other than "Go See This."
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