The Childe (2023)
Overview
Han, a Filipino-Korean boxer hits the final punch against his opponent at an illegal game and returns home with a few dollars to pay for his mother's surgery.
Cast
Kim Seon-ho
Nobleman
Kang Tae-ju
Marco Han
Kim Kang-woo
Director Han
Go Ara
Yoon-ju
Jung Lael
Ga-young
Heo Joon-seok
Lawyer Kang
Choi Jung-woo
President Han
Lee Ki-young
Mr. Kim
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Ultimately, _The Childe_ continues the South Korean trend of refreshing character driven thrillers that are on completely different levels than the typical Hollywood film.
With a neo-noir bent expertly crafted to highlight the exquisite performances of its cast and the absolutely breathtaking bloodshed of its action sequences, not to mention Seon-ho’s overwhelmingly enjoyable performance as quite possibly the coolest character of 2023, _The Childe_ is a true masterpiece of violence.
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ParkMin
A standard action Korean flick, if it weren't for the scarce elevated violence it wouldn't have been as watchable. The writer seems to be slipping a bit too much for what would have been obvious. The main character is a boxer and that's how we were introduced to him but being a boxer didn't play any role into the narrative. There were many other examples of that. More often than not, whenever a character is trying to act "cool" it came across as cheesy since there is a clear lack in world building and character development.
The Childe offers up yet another action crime thriller gem, from South Korea.
There's a darkly devilish quality to the back story, that's married up with brutal, fast paced action and a dysfunctional humour that, placed in this context, is inappropriately, appropriate.
In summary, fast paced, engaging, with a wickedly dark back story and humour, that simply works. A must watch.
