I was about to tear my hair out. They may be opposites in certain ways, but it is the passion for doing what is right that unites them. How Kim deftly balances the dark crime with a light tone and ponderous moments is a magical act. But up until that point, is a very domestic film, where the leading man eschews violence for the sake of respectability, to the point that even Dong-cheol's partner gets annoyed at his excessive passivity. I mean sure, Dong-cheol played by is built like a tank and his wife Ji-soo played by does inevitably get kidnapped.
It didn't need to be hard to understand, all it had to do was make the viewer smile, laugh and maybe even forget about their troubles - and it got the job done. Once I saw the trailer and found out it was going to be playing in my local cinema, I decided to go for it. Midnight Runners doesn't re-invent the buddy-cop wheel, but tweaks it just a little, making the movie stand out like a bed of roses. We even get a training montage near the end, where we see them get all manly and swole for the sake of taking on the movie's final boss- crime, in the abstract,. The story is not the most ingenuous or complex, but it works. Hee-yeol played by is a bespectacled stiff young man who knows where the meat comes from. The main actors: Park Seo Joon and Kang Ha Neul have fantastic chemistry and their scenes are effortlessly outrageously hilarious.
As reluctant police academy students, they were the best of bros and I was 100% here for it. So far this year, no other movies have made me laugh so heartily. Together, they join the police academy. Midnight Runners addresses that in one pivotal scene that had me guffawing in laughter. .
As they were taught in the academy, they quickly report the incident to the police, but the police are in no hurry to jump on the case. It's simple, relatable, and most importantly a whole lot of fun and funny. I mean, ignoring a very real, serious issue just because protocol had to be followed?? Two friends who are students at Korean National Police University, find themselves in an endless race against time after they witness a kidnapping and decide to use their knowledge. Buddy-cop action thrillers tend to rely heavily on counterpoints to draw the two main characters — one fit, one fat 21 Jump Street , one full of action, one wisecracker 48 Hours , one nuts, one down-to-earth Lethal Weapon. It was so, so frustrating.
They played off of each other, and after hearing that they ad-libbed quite a bit during the movie I was sold -- that friendship did not seem like acting at all. Whilst a light-hearted movie, it also delves slightly in the moral dilemmas that people who work in law enforcement face, there were definitely moments that made you feel helpless and sympathetic to the characters. I think the best praise I can give it is that I sincerely hope there is a sequel in the works. I enjoyed the scenes of them using what they have learnt to crack the case. It helps when you have such winsome characters. It doesn't lean on counterpoints to build camaraderie.
However these conflicts were addressed well and once again, the humour within the movie does clean up and negative emotions you might feel whilst watching it. The beginning is more of a buildup of Ki Joon and Hee Yeol's dynamic, which I'm not complaining about, but the actual conflict doesn't really begin until about an hour into the movie. Their comic timing, delivery and the way they play off each other's lines is just amazing to watch. In comes Midnight Runners which tweaks the well-trodden formula and the result is one crackerjack of a super-fun thriller. Arguments are welcome, fights are not.
They accidentally witness a young woman getting abducted and decide to work together to investigate it because they have learnt that time is of the essence in cases like this — even when they get tied up in red tape and find out they could be expelled. Ki Joon and Hee Yeol's brain-brawn dynamic made for a wild ride, and I can't think of anyone else that would have delivered like these two did. The movie is just one of the best Korean movies i'v ever watched, it is funny, fiiled with action and purposeful add to that it tells a story about Human trafficking which surprisingly is not just an Asia problem but A worldwide one. The screen-time is devoted equally on both of them and no one tries to out- play the other. Gi Jun Park Seo Jun , aka Mr Action, and Kang Hee Yeol Kang Ha Neul , Mr Germophobe-Bookworm, are two best friends at the Korean National Police University. Repeated rule breaking will result in warnings followed by blacklisting upon non-compliance.
Their chemistry is undoubtedly inflatable and infectious, and they seem like they are having a blast. It's not fancy and that's the key. Two apathetic police academy recruits who become best buddies through the tough training together witness a woman being abducted right before their very eyes. All three became lucrative franchises so you know the studios don't like to mess with the formula much. They decide to go out one evening. Even if cop movies aren't really your thing, the bromance and the way the two leads build off of each other is worth watching.
Towards the end of their night, they witness a young woman being kidnapped. The bromance was so strong in this. They are the perfect duo; they are one even though they are not the same. They are not the best students, but they are sincere when it matters. The strongpoint of this film was the chemistry between Park Seo Joon and Kang Ha Neul and how well this chemistry allowed for the perfect balance between great comedy and seriousness. Midnight Runners is a refreshing break from the genre movie of gangs and violence that we typically get from Korea.