The film gets somewhat sloppy with its ending, which undermines the development between mom and daughter.

| Jul 7, 2024

Kill Boksoon shows a fair amount of emotional vulnerability within its characters, even though Byun could have explored their relationship’s complexities further.

| Sep 8, 2023

The action sequences are well-done if not exactly thrilling, but the whole shebang is awfully predictable, and while Byun Sung-hyun toys with interesting notions of ethics and “doing the right thing,” that’s all just perfunctory window dressing.

| Jun 6, 2023

A tremendously fun action-thriller that more than makes up for its formulaic blemishes with an abundance of superb set-pieces, engaging domestic drama and offbeat wit.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 2, 2023

Jeon Do-yeon´s performance is fantastic; she manages to create a multidimensional character within an absurd framework. [Full review in Portuguese]

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 9, 2023

From the two characters’ search for acceptance emerges a tender mother-daughter bond worth its weight in blood.

| Apr 7, 2023

Kill Boksoon is a film that keeps its secrets even as it opens a vein.

| Apr 7, 2023

Tells us it might be less emotionally exhausting to be a hired killer than a parent of a teenager.

| Original Score: B | Apr 6, 2023

While Kill-Boksoon is a little long, for many viewers the journey will be worth it.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 5, 2023

Kill Boksoon has some interesting ingredients and hints of delicacy, but it lacks the main quality that all good cocktails must have: Balance.

| Apr 4, 2023

Kill Boksoon is as progressive as it is formulaic, veering between straight-laced action and poignant family drama.

| Apr 4, 2023

Yet although it might be overstuffed, overlong, and unfocused, Kill Boksoon is rarely less than entertaining, all of its individual parts working as they should, even when they don’t come together.

| Apr 3, 2023

I'm only emphasizing the generally nonsensical economics of Kill Boksoon because Kill Boksoon also spends so much screentime on it, to the detriment of nearly every other possible plot point.

| Apr 2, 2023

Fans of over-the-top “John Wick”-style action movies and devotees of art-house cinema should each find something to like in “Kill Boksoon"...

| Apr 1, 2023

In this magnetic film, Bok-soon's dilemmas as a mother and the moments where they inevitably intersect with her work make for the most thrilling portrayal of work-life balance put to the screen.

| Mar 31, 2023

The emotional elements are somewhat lacking and the story feels long in spots, but outside of that, the arcs are enjoyable and it’s great to watch stylized martial arts and stabby sword mastery at work.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Mar 31, 2023

The betrayals build to a bar-room ambush of shattering martial arts violence.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 31, 2023

Kill Boksoon is a notable action Korean thriller...

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Mar 31, 2023

“Kill Boksoon” remains impressive, if only for its unexpected sensitivity and considerable emotional range.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Mar 31, 2023

Boksoon throws a crapload of punches, but doesn’t land enough of them.

| Mar 31, 2023