all the Tarantino-esque chaos of plot and subplot undercuts itself with such determined bathos that the viewer is more alienated than engaged, and Song's bag of stylistic tics has a similar effect
No. 3 (1997)
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Synopsis: A parody of hardboiled gangster films, the Korean action comedy NO. 3 follows the hilarious misadventures of bumbling mobster Tae-ju (Suk-kyu Han). Starting out as a lowly henchman for the powerful... A parody of hardboiled gangster films, the Korean action comedy NO. 3 follows the hilarious misadventures of bumbling mobster Tae-ju (Suk-kyu Han). Starting out as a lowly henchman for the powerful Do Ka Gang, Tae-ju is promoted to "Gangster No. 3" after he inadvertently saves the life of his boss during an assassination attempt. But Tae-ju is unhappy with the third-rate position and conspires to become a crimelord himself, a goal hampered by his dreamy poet girlfriend Hyun-ji (Mi-yeon Lee), rival gangster Ashtray (Sang-Myeon Park), determined public prosecutor Dong-pal (Min-sik Choi)--and his own incompetence! [More]
Starring: Suk-kyu Han, Min-sik Choi, Sang-myeon Park, Mi-yeon Lee
Starring: Suk-kyu Han, Min-sik Choi, Sang-myeon Park, Mi-yeon Lee, Kang-ho Song, Kwang-jung Park
Director: Neung-han Song
Director: Neung-han Song
Screenwriter: Neung-han Song
Producer: In Soo Kim, Woo-sik Seo
Composer: Dong-ik Cho
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