The Fatal Encounter

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In 1777, one year since he had taken reign, King Jeong-jo bears a perilous palace life with his dedicated court servant, Gap-soo, amidst opposition and threats from those around with political ambitions. Meanwhile, Eul-soo, a member of a secret assassin group, receives orders to kill Jeong-jo. Gap-soo, who had also been in the same secret assassin ring as Eul-soo, later confesses to Jeong-jo about his dark past and his motive for coming into the palace. To Gap-soo's surprise, Jeong-jo asks Gap-soo when he had given up being an assassin, then orders him to just leave the palace. However, Gap-soo finds out that there is another assassin besides him and frantically returns to the court, only to discover Eul-soo in combat with Jeong-jo. (c) CJ

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Drama
Directed By:

Lee Jae-Kyoo
In Theaters:

May 23, 2014 limited
Runtime:

135 minutes
Studio:

CJ Entertainment

Cast

Hyun Bin
as King Jeongjo

Jung Jae-young
as Gap-soo

Cho Jung-seok
as Assassin Eul-Soo

Jeong Jae-young

Han Ji-min

Jo Jeong-Seok

Jo Jae-Hyun

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Critic Reviews for The Fatal Encounter

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Veteran television director Lee Jae-kyoo balances the most engrossing aspects of the South Korean telenovela with grandiloquent Hong Kong-influenced fight scenes.

Dec 23, 2014 | Full Review…

Martin Tsai
Los Angeles Times
Top Critic
Trying to find where the line is drawn between those we might consider right and wrong proves more compelling than the bevy of swordfights meant to solve their problems once and for all.

May 23, 2014 | Full Review…

Michael Nordine
L.A. Weekly
Top Critic
For all its spectacle, "The Fatal Encounter" is wanting for profundity.

May 22, 2014 | Full Review…

Andy Webster
New York Times
Top Critic
Moderately captivating, complex and sophisticated with exquisite production values, but too much exposition diminishes the dramatic momentum.

May 24, 2014 | Rating: 6.98/10 | Full Review…

Avi Offer
NYC Movie Guru
Lavish, long and impressive, but this epic torn from the pages of Korean history would have benefited from a more straightforward expositional style.

May 22, 2014 | Full Review…

David Noh
Film Journal International