far better than Saving Private Ryan...

Rating: 10/10 (1 July 2006)

I just saw this movie and , believe me, it proved that could exceed everyone's expectations; I know that last years south korean movies were worldwide recognized and many times acclaimed, but even so ,this one was a pleasant surprise. I don't know much about the historical conformity, but the story is fluent and not too predictable , the action and the tension is growing gradually and the director knew how to concentrate a lot of viewers attention and emotional participation at the end of the movie. Everyone will be touched, in the way that sequences like Schindler's List end could touch. In my opinion, it is far better than multiple awarded Saving Private Ryan, that I really liked , but which seems now over-appreciated and commercial after I saw Brotherhood...I don't know why, but as I watch it, it reminded me about Spielberg's war-flick . The both leading actors can show us what an excellent performance means during the entire movie, both in emotional parts and in action sequences - by the way, also excellent directed, more than you can expect from a movie without Hollywood's money. I watched an original copy and I think that dubbing would spoil a lot of this wonderful movie - try not to be lazy and watch it with subtitles and original dialogs in korean, it will worth it. And in general, , a good movie does not deserve to be dubbed... Worth every minute spend to watch.