Sarona
From the start to the last minute I played the movie, I couldn't look away for a once. the track of the story is amazing. I did't feel bored nor did I expect what will happen at the end or during the movie.
imgalib
Its a story about a surveillance team operation and a robber group lead by a mysterious. Decent story and moderate action sequences. The whole movie concentrate on hide & seek of two group of people and there is no one else. Movie is missing the background of the mysterious leader AKA shadow character. His motives and issues with handler is not clear. I found tailing the target scenes are bit immature, could have been much better. But overall story and cinematography is good.
Jqn_Hgar
i have never heard about this movie before but today i was surfing the net looking for a good action movie and because i love Korean movies i stumbled upon this great piece of entertainment.the movie starts with a very spectacular heist executed precisely by an armed gang with the supervision of a man that seems like he doesn't wanna get his hands dirty (i was wrong about him) instead he instructs his gang members from an elevated position he is basically the architect of the heist.on the other side a group of high tech police squad that chooses it's recruits carefully as they have to be very brilliant in many aspects in this demanding field and the chase begins in this action packed edge of seat thriller.this movie is simply a chase that lasts like 3 days if i'm not wrong involving followings stakeouts and bugging houses in order to identify the members of the bank robbers as they plan another even more daring heist. the directors kept the same pace through the whole movie in order to give the audience a feel that time is running out or rather a feel of doing something risky and trying to get away with it. they also focused on the Villain of this movie who in my opinion stole the show with his intelligence and fighting skills as he manages to stay one step ahead of the police the entire time.and how can i disregard the brilliant camera-work and the editing that despite the nature of most of the action happening in this movie still manages to capture every single thing. overall this is a great cops and robbers movie with some good thrills and fight scenes. my rating 7.5/10
dsntxst
Following on the heels of films such as 'New World', 'Nameless Gangster', 'A Company Man', and 'The Man From Nowhere', 'Cold Eyes' continues the recent run of entertaining crime thrillers coming out of South Korea.An armed and dangerous gang of criminals have pulled off a near-perfect bank heist, in large part due to the planning of their highly intelligent leader James. The Korean Police Forces crack surveillance unit are tasked with tracking down the gang. Headed up by the reckless but kind-hearted Hwang Sang-jun and with highly-skilled new recruit Ha Yoon-ju on board, the team will need all of their skills to track down the gang before they strike again. But with James possessing an almost unparalleled sense of strategy and unerring attention-to-detail, the team will be hard-pressed to stop him.'Cold Eyes' has a definite sense of style with its whirring CG effects and energetic set-pieces but this in no way overshadows the overall substance of the film. Told from the perspectives of the three leads - the firm but fair veteran; the determined but untested rookie; and the cold and calculating crim - the film barrels along at a rhythmic pace with some kinetic and exciting action sequences, whilst at the same time keeping you hooked with an intriguing cat-and-mouse storyline and well-developed characters. Good guy or bad guy, there is a definite sense of attachment following each character as they try to outfox their counterpart. Han Hyo-ju in particular does brilliantly as the rookie surveillance officer struggling with her emotions and her sense of professionalism - she has such an expressive face, its mesmerising at times. Fan favourite Jung Woo-sung (notwithstanding the dodgy hair-do) also has a memorable turn as the precise and cold-hearted gang leader.There is a definite suspension of belief required whilst watching this film but it never gets to the point where it becomes outrageous or over-the-top silly (although it does get close a couple of times).If you've enjoyed the recent string of crime thrillers from Korea or are just in the mood for an entertaining modern take on the cops-and-robbers story, this is definitely worth your time.
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