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The Roundup: Punishment (15)
Crime action / 109 min. / Korean / April 24
Korea’s most famous crime fighter returns to the screen.
In “The Roundup: Punishment,” detective Ma Seok-do, played by Don Lee, returns in full force. He sets out to round up the criminals behind an illegal casino ring, managed by the vicious villain Baek Chang-ki, played by Kim Moo-yul. Chang Dong-cheol, the IT genius behind the scenes, is played by Lee Dong-hwi, who plays an annoying and comedic villain. With the help of the familiar scene stealer, ex-gangster Jang Yi-soo, played by Park Ji-hwan, Seok-do is back to dispense justice.
The first two films of the series focused on a "slugger" boxing style, using powerful blows to knock down opponents. But the third film went for a sharper boxing style with finesse, giving more speed to the action. The latest entry synthesizes the two, so the action scenes are nimble but still pack a heavy punch.
“The Roundup: Punishment” is director Heo Myung-haeng’s second movie, following “Badland Hunters.” Heo has served as the martial arts director for the past three installments of “The Roundup” series. But the martial arts director has stepped into the director chair for this movie.
"The Roundup: Punishment" surpassed 10 million admissions on Wednesday, according to the Korean Film Council.
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The Fall Guy (15)
Action / 126 min. / English / May 1
Ghosting your girlfriend will always have consequences.
Ryan Gosling plays Colt Seavers, a Hollywood stunt performer, who works as a stunt double for star actor Tom Ryder, played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson. After an unfortunate accident, Colt retires from work, only to return to a film set where the director is his ex-girlfriend Jody Moreno, played by Emily Blunt. There is something clearly going on with Tom, who is starring in the movie, and it seems that Jody didn’t actually want Colt on the set.
Believe it or not, that is not going to be the worst thing that happens to him this day. Conspiracies begin to unravel and the wilder the story gets, so does the action.
Director David Leitch is best known for directing action films, such as “Atomic Blonde” (2017), “Deadpool 2” (2018) and “Bullet Train” (2022). He was also the producer for “John Wick” (2014).
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