Mantis (2025)
Overview
Mantis, an ace assassin, returns to the contract killer industry after a hiatus, encountering his trainee friend Jae-yi and a retired legendary killer Dok-go, who now runs the organization.
Cast
Yim Si-wan
Lee Han-wool / Mantis
Park Gyu-young
Shin Jae-yi
Jo Woo-jin
Dok-go
Sul Kyung-gu
Cha Min-gyu
Jeon Do-yeon
Gil Bok-soon
Choi Hyun-wook
Benjamin Jo
Bae Gang-hee
Soo-min
Hwang Sung-bin
Puma Lee
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What do you call an action movie, with little actual action?
You could call it "Mantis" but I'll simply call it boring. This film has no idea what it wants to be. It starts off well enough but then gets mired down in a morass of ideas, a romance, an assassins business venture and other innocuous nonsense.
Acting decent and sets are well done, action is solid too. So why the hell not build on that formula?
In summary, this is what happens when you don't adhere to core premise your film is based upon. Its a common failing these days with writers who try too hard to be clever, when the "simple" answer is right in front of them. Suffice to say, one to avoid.
