The High Rollers (2003) (Korean)

Arguably one of the best Korean motion pictures based on cartoons, is a film about gamblers. The film boldly anatomises and exposes the underworld of gamblers which seems to epitomise our greedy capitalist society. And it is well-timed, given a corruption scandal involving pachinko parlours that has given a big blow to Korea’s already beleaguered ruling party.

As a movie partly comic and partly brutal which deals with working class characters living on the dark side, it outdoes Guy Ritchie’s ‘Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels’. The actors, main and supporting alike, are superb. In particular, Stunning Kim Hye Soo exquisitely plays a Dashiell Hammettish femme fatale who “contrives and organises” fraud gamble matches as well as lures easy preys.

Director-cum-scripter Choi Dong Hun weaves together all these characters and their stories in a seemingly effortless manner, showing his brilliance.

Director:Dong-hun Choi
Writers:Dong-hun Choi (writer)
Yeong-min Ha (comic)
Genre:Comedy / Crime
Also Known As:Tazza: The High Rollers (USA) (new title)
The War of Flower (International: English title)
Runtime:South Korea:139 min
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean
IMDB link: http://imdb.com/title/tt0875025/

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