REVIEWING AND RATING KILL BOKSOON

Screenwriter: Byung Sung Hyun 

Director: Byung Sung Hyun

Casts: Jeon Do Yeon (Gil Bok Soon)
           Sol Kyung Gu (Cha Min Kyu)
           Kim Shi Ah (Gil Jae Yeong)
           Koo Kyo Hwan (Han Hee Sung)
           Lee Yeon (Kim Yeong)
           Lee Jae Wook (young Cha Min Kyu) 

THE COMPASSIONATE KILLER
Fun fact: Jeon Do Yeon made me watch this one. Aside from the fact that everyone online talked about it, I thought it would be interesting to watch her in an action role after seeing her performance in “Crash Course in Romance”.

Question 1: Favorite character(s)?

M/A: Gil Boksoon - She was known by the nickname “kill Boksoon” in the movie, it gives the chills. I admired her worrying about her daughter finding out the kind of job she did, how she didn’t attempt the operation of killing the young boy after finding out his dad ordered it, and how she killed Cha Min Kyu to avenge the young intern’s death. Gil Boksoon might be a killer but she wasn’t heartless.

Question 2:  Favorite scene(s)?

M/A: The fight scene between Gil Boksoon and her other friends. They were her friends, right? Them turning against her in an eye blink was scary. At that point, it was just her against every other person in the room but she fought with such charisma. The intern joining hands with her against the others was unexpected to me. That was one smooth and thrilling scene. I watched with this crippling awe. 
The fight practice scene of Gil Boksoon and the young intern. That defeat with the marker was iconic. I doubt someone can fling a marker cap at another from such a distance to make such an impact but anyways, that scene had me in awe too.

Random: How is Jeon Do Yeon that active at her age? I hoped she got the Best Actress in Film Baeksang Arts Award she was nominated for.
Speaking on the mother-daughter relationship, Gil Boksoon always worried about her daughter and complaint about her being arrogant and secretive but why won’t she be though? In a bid to hide the nature of her job from her daughter, she became overprotective of her and always had this “I’m hiding something” look in her eyes, I wasn’t surprised her daughter behaved the way she did initially. They got to know and accept each other in the end. Big relief.
Aside from Gil Boksoon, Cha Min Kyu’s aura was fire too but look how he was defeated. I’ll never fall in love, I cried (lol). I want to mourn that character but he murdered the young intern so cruelly, I will waste no tears on him for that. The army uniform man made such a big fuse only to be killed like that? Disappointing. Our AOS Jang Uk made an appearance, swoooosh!
The film was concluded nicely, every character gave in their best and I have no complaints aside from the fact that we were not shown what was delivered to Gil Boksoon’s daughter and why she acted like nothing came in at all.

My rating: 10/10. I love female badass leads.

Quick question: Is it just me or does Jeon Do Yeon

remind everyone of the Choi Chi Yeol character?

Current watch: Xo Kitty, the good bad mother

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