| Smart, Slick and furiously paced. “The City of Violence” is part detective story, part mayhem-packed thrill ride. Director Ryoo Seung-Wan, “Korean cinema’s answer to Quentin Tarantino” (“Johnny Vaughan, The Sun, UK), combines stylized camerawork, whirling tae kwon do moves and an array of enteraining villians to create a classic revenge saga. The story follows a pair of high school friends who reunite to investigate the murder of one of their own, hurtling toward an epic two-against-the-workd showdown where they will try to take vengeance at any cost |
