Every camera movement is there for a reason. This is a director, not showboating, but NEEDING to tell a story visually. Every single part of the film tells the story.

| Apr 15, 2022

For the most part... this is bracingly enjoyable stuff – slickly edited, dryly humorous and shot with a bold yellow palette that somehow enhances the sense of panic.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 27, 2022

Surprisingly thoughtful in its depiction of two ideological wars. Great car chase too.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 26, 2022

The modern zombie movie is the narrative template here, and provides the film with a rip-roaring third act...

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 25, 2022

What makes it worth the price of a download is a muscle-clenchingly thrilling third act, finishing with an action movie car chase through war-zone chaos.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 22, 2022

If Hollywood is looking for someone to take on the next Fast & Furious movie, they might want to give Ryoo Seung-wan a call.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 18, 2022

The fact the action is never without strong emotion makes it quite irresistible. The film ought to have a seat belt warning.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 18, 2022

This beautiful film is, in every way, a memorable experience.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 17, 2022

A vivid reminder of how political thrillers can provide nail-biting entertainment while still navigating complicated narrative terrain.

| Nov 6, 2021

A based-on-a-true-story thriller whose pleasures are fraught.

| Oct 20, 2021

Propelled by a naturally cinematic true story, the thriller blends action with humor and heart to crowd-pleasing effect.

| Aug 19, 2021

A giddy chase scene almost singlehandedly rescues Escape from Mogadishu an otherwise unmoving South Korean political thriller.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 6, 2021

Propulsive and intelligently written...

| Aug 6, 2021

An involving and suspenseful action-thriller that Ryoo Seung-wan handles with flair, capably staging big action scenes - like the final, nerve-rattling drive to potential salvation - while not neglecting the human stories at their heart.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 4, 2021