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Shiri (2002)

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Reviews Counted: 36

Fresh: 21

Rotten:15

Average Rating: 5.5/10

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong violence and some language

Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Theatrical Release:Feb 8, 2002 Limited

Box Office: $29,156

Synopsis: In 1992, Hee was trained by a secret North Korean terrorist organization to be a deadly assassin. Six years later, her extreme accuracy has taken the lives of many in South Korea, and Ryu--a... In 1992, Hee was trained by a secret North Korean terrorist organization to be a deadly assassin. Six years later, her extreme accuracy has taken the lives of many in South Korea, and Ryu--a special agent of OP, Korea's top secret intelligence agency--along with his cohort Lee, have devoted years to capturing slippery Hee to no avail. Ryu keeps his profession a secret from his pretty fiance, Hyun--a recovering alcoholic who runs a tropical fish store. Meanwhile, Hee's organization has hijacked a military truck transporting CTX, an explosive potent enough to destroy the entire city of Seoul, for potential use at a soccer match between North and South Korea, which is being staged as an attempt to heal the rocky relationship between the two countries. Ryu gets word of the potential destruction, but will he be able to find the mysterious Hee and stop it in time? Je-Kyu Kang's high-tech thriller surpassed all box office records in Korea by combining breathtaking action sequences with timely politics. [More]

Starring: Han Suk-Kyu, Choi Min-Sik, Kang-ho Song, Kim Yu-Jin

Starring: Han Suk-Kyu, Choi Min-Sik, Kang-ho Song, Kim Yu-Jin, Derek Kim

Director: Je-Kyu Kang

Director: Je-Kyu Kang
Screenwriter: Je-Kyu Kang
Producer: Lee Kwan-Hak, Byun Moo-Rim
Composer: Lee Dong-Jun
Studio: IDP Distribution

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12/30/06
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06/24/06
Derek Adams
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12/06/05
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07/08/03
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04/21/03
BBC

Starts as an intense political and psychological thriller but is sabotaged by ticking time bombs and other Hollywood-action cliches.

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03/10/03
Joshua Tanzer
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12/08/02
Film Threat

Thoroughly awful.

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12/08/02
Phil Hall
Film Threat

Polished Korean political-action film is just as good -- and bad -- as Hollywood action epics. Is this progress?

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11/07/02
James Rocchi
Netflix

Features explosive effects and flashy action best viewed on a large screen.

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06/14/02
Eric Harrison
Houston Chronicle
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Nothing more than a run-of-the-mill action flick.

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04/23/02
Jamie Gillies
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03/29/02
Cynthia Fuchs
PopMatters

Compelling, kinetic, fast and furious.

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03/21/02
Steven Rea
Philadelphia Inquirer
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Little more than an assemblage of cliches drawn from Hollywood and Hong Kong that, in the end, is almost risible.

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03/19/02
Frank Swietek
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It's a post-Cold War action yarn with a nose for Hong Kong-style melodrama, and a loopy cop drama with undeniable entertainment value.

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03/14/02
Chris Vognar
Dallas Morning News
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03/03/02
Emily Blunt
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Proves mainly that South Korean filmmakers can make undemanding action movies with all the alacrity of their Hollywood counterparts.

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02/24/02
Bryant Frazer
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There's a neat twist, subtly rendered, that could have wrapped things up at 80 minutes, but Kang tacks on three or four more endings.

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02/16/02
Carla Meyer
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