each episode ending with such a turn that I couldn't wait to watch what is next. To be a little more honest the last 5 eps may be a little slower than the rest and could have been fit into 3 eps (one of the reasons to that i didn't rate 10), but the rest 45 eps were not slow imo. Going back to the story: It had so much twists and turns so 50 ep were just enough for it. and the punk thief is our main hero who is like a modern Robin Hood, stealing from bad giving to poor (not exactly but something like this). Thieves are the powerful rich people that steal money from poor people, evade taxes, embezzle money etc. However the 4th generation came to change the tables and to bring justice to the world! The title - good thief, bad thief sounds in Korean like "doduk nom, doduk nim", which can be also translated as punk thief and Mr. It's about the unfairness, how the traitors back then, live a luxurious life for 3 generations, while the heroes that brought freedom to Korea live in poverty for 3 generations. And the Pro_Japanese family that actually betrayed Korea.
This is a story about the descendants of Korean Heroic troops a little squad of about 5 people, lead by General Baek San, that fought for independence during the Japanese occupation of Korea. Story: I think this is the strongest point of this drama! The plot summary doesn't say anything about it actually.
So I want it to change with this judgement today." The society where law protects only the ones that live in a castle and makes others crumble is a rotten society, and won't last long. I want to start with the words Dol Mok said by the end of the drama: "The law now is like a very huge net that lets go of all the big fish that lives in a castle, and it becomes a very tight net that doesn't let go even of the smallest fish that is outside of the castle. I didn't give it a 10 for some reasons, I will talk about them below. Watching it every week was like a torture lol so I put it on hold and then picked it up again. Let me start by saying that I loved this drama!! It is about family, justice, righteousness! I don't usually watch long episode dramas, however I started it without knowing that it will be a 50 ep drama, but I was so hooked after the first ep, that I couldn't stop. and surprised it doesn't have a high rating)
(Viki is full of reviews on this drama i'm surprised there are not many in here. Well, well worth a watch.This review may contain spoilers Disclaimer: all written below is just my opinion. I wouldn't go as far as to say it's a masterpiece or anything, but it is one that will surely blow you away. It has an accomplished director(now) at the helm and a terrific actor in the lead. It is loads better than 98% of the crime thrillers out there. This is kind of a forgotten film in the grand scheme of cinema, but it is one you should really seek out. He struts his criminal character around with a sense of anger and cool, that just makes you pay attention to every little detail of his performance. His performance in this one may be my favorite single performance from him ever. He plays a stubborn criminal to perfection. The acting is left in the capable hands of James Caan.
There's a lot of time after the final heist, and the after effects are the best part of the movie hands down. Standard heist films go through a formula normally leading up to the final heist scene which will pretty much end the movie. Thief isn't your standard heist film at all. The heist scenes are really good, and Mann doesn't pump up the cliché of fighting against a clock and the police like the normal heist film will do. The boss has slightly different plans for Frank which may interfere with him getting exactly what he's always wanted. Frank thinks he can take the cash and settle down to a nice life. He thinks he has the chance when a crime boss asks him to join up for a big score. He's always wanted to retire to a normal life with a wife and kid. He breaks into safes for diamonds and cash only.
I'll admit, the film did take a little while to suck me in, but once it did I was enamored by it.įrank is a professional thief. The film doesn't mess around, and has one of the single coolest end sequences I have ever seen. Mann showed the success he would be right from the get go. It's one of those crime classics that have been forgotten because of movies like Heat.
There's a lot of cool stuff going on in Thief. Michael Mann's debut, Thief, is a stylish and intelligent heist thriller. Frank: Look, you wanna pinch me then pinch me.