The Roundup: Punishment (2024)
Overview
'Monster Cop' Ma Seok-do investigates an illegal online gambling business led by a former STS Baek and an IT genius CEO Chang. Ma proposes an unexpected alliance to Jang and begins hunting down the criminals.
Cast
Don Lee
Ma Seok-do
Kim Moo-yul
Baek Chang-gi
Park Ji-hwan
Jang I-soo
Lee Dong-hwi
Jang Dong-cheol
Lee Ju-bin
Han Ji-su
Lee Beom-soo
Jang Tae-su
Kim Min-jae
Kim Man-jae
Lee Ji-hoon
Yang Jong-su
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I really enjoy The Roundup franchise, its fast , paced, simple fun. That said, I'm not quite so enthusiastic about the latest film Punishment.
What makes these films work is simple fast paced, frenetic action combined with top class choreography. This film certainly has most of these elements but it doesn't work as well. Why?
Perhaps its biggest short coming is its not especially cohesive. It builds and diffuses its much needed pace.This is not helped at all by jumping between geographical locations and complicating the team dynamic.
The main character behaving like a medieval vassal, getting on his knees at one point to beg to keep a case, didn't impress either. Nor does, the at times, rather lame humour,that feels tacked on.
On the upside what remains is moderately entertaining but its not enough to really see this iteration shine.
In summary, not every film in any franchise can be a winner. The Roundup: Punishment is not awful but its not all that good either.
