“I, the Executioner” Theatrical Poster
Director: Ryoo Seung-wan
Cast: Hwang Jung-min, Jung Hae-in, Oh Dae-hwan, Oh Dal-soo, Jang Yoon-ju, Kim Shi-Hoo, Jeong Man-Sik, Shin Seung-Hwan, Jin Kyung, Kwon Hae-Hyo
Running Time: 118 min.
By Paul Bramhall
When Veteran hit the screens in 2015 it struck the perfect balance as an action comedy, and director Ryoo Seung-wan promised audiences there’d be more, revealing in interviews at the time how it was the first in an intended trilogy. Almost a decade later, and it’s safe to say many had given up on the chances of a sequel ever happening, however in 2024 Seung-wan returned to the director’s chair for I, The Executioner (simply called Veteran 2 in its native Korea), delivering a 2nd dose of Hwang Jung-min (Mission: Cross, The Point Men) as the grizzled veteran cop of the title.
To his credit, Seung-wan has reunited all of Jung-min’s colleagues from the original, with an opening action sequence involving an illicit gambling den reintroducing us to the likes of team leader Oh Dal-soo (The Wild, Tunnel) and the high kicking Jang Yoon-ju (Ballerina, One Win). Swapping out Blondie’s Heart of Glass for Baccara’s Yes Sir, I Can Boogie, it’s not long before bodies are hanging precariously off air conditioning units several floors up, and flying kicks fall comedically Continue reading →
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