Real

2017

2h 17m

IMDb RATING

5.3/10

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Crime

Thriller

Jang Tae-Young is a popular trouble shooter in the criminal world. He is cold and ambitious. He dreams of building a casino hotel one day. A reporter then goes to Jang Tae-Young.

Directors

Lee Sa-rang

Writers

Lee Jeong-sub(writer by)

Lee Sa-rang(adaptation by)

Stars

Kim Soo-hyun

Sung Dong-il

Lee Sung-min

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Top cast

Jang Tae-yeong

Jo Won-geun

Choi Jin-gi

Song Yoo-hwa

Sa Do-jin

Choi Nak-hyeon

Professor Kim

Manager Baek

Bald man

Han Ye-won

Addict

Gangster in Chinatown

Patient

Bodyguard

Therapist

Restaurant Waitress

Tatuist

Waitress

Directors

Lee Sa-rang

Writers

Lee Jeong-sub(writer by)

Lee Sa-rang(adaptation by)

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While the movie had multiple flaws in story flow and pace, I don't think Real was the flop material it turned out to be in the end. The story could've been handled much better and Kim Soo-hyun's performance was brilliant but even his acting was shadowed by the pretentious confusion the movie caused. It had good light use though, so the visuals deserve some praise. I can see what they aimed with a modern touch to the classic Korean Revenge Cinema genre but I'm afraid they failed. Still, as I said, I've seen worse movies that got weirdly praises for being below average and the way this film was slandered by the Korean audience is a bit interesting to me. I hope to see actor Kim in more daring roles after seeing how well he did in this one, but due to the failure of the movie itself I sadly believe he will ignores projects as such from now on.

notlinea10 Aug, 2021