Wednesday, 23 September 2020

장사리: 잊혀진 영웅들

a film by Kwak Kyung-taek and Kim Tae-hoon

This 2019 film opens the cycle 100 años de Cine Coreano (“100 years of Korean cinema”) offered by Filmoteca Canaria.

As “based on a true story” war films go, The Battle of Jangsari is not a bad one. Sure enough it’s got a fair share of melodrama but probably no more than any Hollywood war movie does. If you don’t like it, it’s best to stick to documentaries.

Kim Myung-min’s performance is outstanding. Maggie as portrayed by Megan Fox is an utterly unconvincing goody-two-shoes; George Eads is rather good as a cynical American general.

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