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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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Ends up offering nothing more than the latest Schwarzenegger or Stallone flick would.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
02/11/02
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

For all the realpolitik underpinnings, this is less John le Carre than a tech noir "Die Hard" in downtown Seoul.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
02/07/02
Sean Axmaker
Sean Axmaker
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

An action film that delivers on the promise of excitement, but it also has a strong dramatic and emotional pull that gradually sneaks up on the audience.

Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
02/15/02
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

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

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
01/29/02
Daniel Eagan
Daniel Eagan
Film Journal International

Sometimes makes less sense than the Bruckheimeresque American action flicks it emulates.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
02/08/02
Jonathan Foreman
Jonathan Foreman
New York Post
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Like many Western action films, this thriller is too loud and thoroughly overbearing, but its heartfelt concern about North Korea's recent past and South Korea's future adds a much needed moral weight.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
02/07/02
Ken Fox
Ken Fox
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Proves mainly that South Korean filmmakers can make undemanding action movies with all the alacrity of their Hollywood counterparts.

Full Review Source: Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus | comment Comment
02/24/02
Bryant Frazer
Bryant Frazer
Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus

Nothing more than a run-of-the-mill action flick.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
04/23/02
Jamie Gillies
Jamie Gillies
Apollo Guide

Thoroughly awful.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/08/02
Phil Hall
Phil Hall
Film Threat

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

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
06/14/02
Eric Harrison
Eric Harrison
Houston Chronicle
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Will certainly appeal to Asian cult cinema fans and Asiaphiles interested to see what all the fuss is about.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
02/06/02
Richard James Havis
Richard James Havis
Hollywood Reporter
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The script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
02/05/02
J. Hoberman
J. Hoberman
Village Voice
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Suffers from all the excesses of the genre.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
02/16/02
Stephen Hunter
Stephen Hunter
Washington Post
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Innocuous enough to make even Jean-Claude Van Damme look good.

Full Review Source: Compuserve | comment Comment
05/22/01
Harvey S. Karten
Harvey S. Karten
Compuserve

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

A huge box-office hit in Korea, Shiri is a must for genre fans.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
02/08/02
Moira MacDonald
Moira MacDonald
Seattle Times

Though Shiri's eruptions of violence, mayhem and gunplay are every bit as kinetic and dazzling as anything generated in Hong Kong or Hollywood, the film's primary focus is always on its characters.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
02/08/02
Wade Major
Wade Major
Boxoffice Magazine

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.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
02/16/02
Carla Meyer
Carla Meyer
San Francisco Chronicle
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The film actually gets to tackle some larger questions than one normally finds in the average fireball drama.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
02/07/02
Michael O'Sullivan
Michael O'Sullivan
Washington Post
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Compelling, kinetic, fast and furious.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | comment Comment
03/21/02
Steven Rea
Steven Rea
Philadelphia Inquirer
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