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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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Starts out a little like La Femme Nikita, but after a while, director Kang Je-Gyu's would-be bullet ballet goes way into overkill.

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02/08/02
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There is a fine psychological thriller about divided loyalties and ambiguous identities buried with all the rubble and the maimed bodies, and Mr. Han and Ms. Kim play their slightly absurd roles with brisk sincerity

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02/07/02
A.O. Scott
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New York Times
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The plot has a number of holes, and at times it's simply baffling.

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02/07/02
Andy Klein
Andy Klein
New Times

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
Carla Meyer
San Francisco Chronicle
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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
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03/29/02
Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
PopMatters

A good-looking but ultimately pointless political thriller with plenty of action and almost no substance.

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01/29/02
Daniel Eagan
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Derek Adams
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03/03/02
Emily Blunt
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Features explosive effects and flashy action best viewed on a large screen.

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06/14/02
Eric Harrison
Eric Harrison
Houston Chronicle
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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 obvious [Je-Gyu is] trying for poetry; what he gets instead has all the lyricism of a limerick scrawled in a public restroom.

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02/08/02
Glenn Whipp
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