Touches of South Korean movie "Man from Nowhere"

Rating: Null/10 (3 October 2011)

For anyone thinking of it to be a "Transporter" like flick, IT IS NOT. From the beginning to the end of the movie I kept on comparing it to different types of movies and the closest I ended to was "Man from Nowhere". Its pretty similar in storytelling to the very well-made South Korean flick. A similar kind of a character, pretty similar way of portraying characters and storytelling, not overdoing emotions and a very cool and cold ending much like the "Man from Nowhere". That had more sophisticated action scenes action though. For people comparing it to Quentin and other legends, I won't be a good judge on that. Ryan Gosling plays the character and emotions perfectly. Albert Brooks as the stone cold businessman/ killer is the other stand out star. The movie keeps you engrossed and waiting for "what next?" in very subtle way. The script/ the narration and the cinematography plays the main lead as different characters mold into it beautifully. Would have rated it as 8 if I wouldn't have seen the South Korean movie. It is a great one time watch. Sorry, but definitely not a cult!!