Wild Card (Korean와일드 카드; RRWaildeu Kadeu) is a 2003 South Korean film directed by Kim Yoo-jin.[1][2] The crime drama has received mixed reviews.

Wild Card
Directed byKim Yoo-jin
Written byLee Man-hee
Shin Geun-ho
Produced byChang Yoon-hyun
Kim Yoo-jin
StarringJung Jin-young
Yang Dong-geun
Han Chae-young
CinematographyByun Hee-sung
Edited byKim Hyeon
Music byJo Seong-woo
Production
companies
C&Film
Yoojin E & C
Distributed byCinema Service
Release date
  • May 16, 2003 (2003-05-16)
Running time
114 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Premise edit

Veteran detective Oh Young-dal and his younger, loose-cannon partner Bang Jae-su are investigating the serial's rape-murders of young women in Seoul. They begin to close in on gang leader Kim Min-ki, a psychopath who carries a metal ball and chain.

Cast edit

  • Jung Jin-young as Oh Young-dal
  • Yang Dong-geun as Bang Je-su
  • Han Chae-young as Kang Na-na
  • Gi Ju-bong as Squad leader Kim
  • Kim Myeong-gook as Jang Chil-sun
  • Hwang Jun-yeong as Go Myeong-hwan
  • Yu Ha-bok as Hwang Cheol-gu
  • Bang Guk-hyeon as Shim Young-man
  • Lee Dong-kyu as Noh Jae-bong
  • Seo Jae-kyeong as Kim Min-ki
  • Kim Gi-se as Wang Su-chang
  • Kim Chang-gyu as Go Du-man
  • Lee Do-kyeong as Do Sang-chun
  • Jo Kyung-hoon as Gomtaeng-i
  • Chae Min-seok as Gal-chi
  • Shin Jung-geun as Neob-chi ("Halibut")
  • Lee Dol-hyung as Sun-dae ("Blood sausage")
  • Yang Han-seok as Kang Il-man
  • Shin Kyeong-ah as Kang Suk
  • Lee Jeong-in as Shin Suk-jeong
  • Baek Shin as Detective Kim
  • Han Seong-sik as Delivery guy of Chinese restaurant
  • Cha Soon-bae

Reception edit

Wild Card has received mixed reviews.

Derek Elley, writing for Variety, states that although there is "nothing new" about the premise or plot, the film has "well-written and well-played characters whose ensemble chemistry pays off in the final reels."[1] Andrew Robertson, from "Eye For Film," called the film "exciting" with an "almost Seventies feel."[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Elley, Derek (June 17, 2003). "Review: Wild Card". Variety. Archived from the original on 2015-06-17. Retrieved 2015-01-25.
  2. ^ 정진영-양동근 <와일드 카드>에서 '국가대표 형사'로 선발. Cine21 (in Korean). September 12, 2002. Archived from the original on 2015-01-20. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
  3. ^ "Wild Card (2003) Movie Review from Eye for Film". Eyeforfilm. Archived from the original on 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2020-09-26.

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