Night of the Assassin is a 2023 film that was written by Kwak Jeong Deok and stars beloved South Korean actor, Shin Hyun Joon. The film was a moderate success when it entered theaters. Somehow this film managed to still land at the fifth spot for the box office.
A famous deadly assassin learns that he has a health condition and decides to go into hiding. Even when you try to run from your past, the past always finds a way to come looking for you......
Night of the Assassin isn't really an action film per say. I would say it's more of a family drama with some action thrown into the plot spontaneously. The beginning sets the tone a little bit. Some promise was even shown in the first few opening scenes. However, the action slows down quite a bit after the intro scenes. Then your left to watch family drama unfold in the same old fashion that other films have down before. I didn't hate that the film changed pace. What I hated is that the film couldn't find a solid path to the conclusion of the story. A lot of other qualities where added to the plot as a way to keep the viewer from realizing how bare bone the story was. The character with the red eye was never explained and the ending was very predictable.
Kwank Jeong Deok carried this film on his back and shoulders. I know he had a ton of back pain from holding this film up. If he hadn't been casted in the lead role, Night of Assassins would have faded into the damn night like a ninja.
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