For these, Taxi Driver is truly worth the binge.ĭropping on Netflix the same time as Taxi Driver is showing on network telly is Move to Heaven. Each case the team tackles also sheds light on different social issues plaguing the country.
It is a rare treat to watch each key character's motivation explored since the actors are given enough material to propel the larger story. Two high points are the bloody hallway brawl in episode eight and the violence that ensues in episode 14.ĭo-ki finds a perfect foil in Esom's ( Scarlet Innocence, Microhabitat) prosecutor Kang Ha-na, while the rest of the team and their villainous counterparts round out the cast. Of course, these things inevitably lead to a car chase and/or a fight, and he does not disappoint on the stunt front.
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In this role, Lee is able to use the full extent of his skill as an actor, inhabiting a different character whenever a mission calls for it. Here, Lee plays Kim Do-ki, an ex-military man who does the dirty work. They use their taxi operating business as a front. At the centre of the show is a group of people who've had their share of personal losses from crimes, and have taken justice into their own hands, on behalf of clients who call for help.
Lee Je-hoon's on-going series is resounding with audiences due to a cathartic premise: don't just get mad, get even.
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It would be good to look up the history of the subject before delving into this movie for a richer viewing experience. Throughout the movie, Lee and Choi play off each other perfectly in their roles. However, the issue of a seemingly inevitable death sentence and the struggle to make a difference in their fight for freedom looms large particularly when the movie settles into its courtroom drama portion. The film finds the humour and lightness in such a grim period of history, especially between Park, Fumiko, and their gang of anarchists. The two were charged with treason after plotting to bomb Japan’s Crown Prince in a move by the Japanese imperial government to cover up the killing of thousands of Koreans in the Kantō region. A big part of the story is devoted to the relationship between Lee Je-hoon’s titular character and his lover, Fumiko Kaneko, played with such aplomb by Choi Hee-seo ( Mistress, Deliver Us from Evil). This biopic delves into the life of Korean independence activist and anarchist Park Yeol just before and after the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake and the subsequent Massacre of Koreans.