South Korean espionage drama set in 1933, when Korea is occupied by the Japanese Army. The Provisional Government tasks three...
South Korean espionage drama set in 1933, when Korea is occupied by the Japanese Army. The Provisional Government tasks three experts to assassinate the Japanese Commander - a sniper, a young military man, and an explosives expert.
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83 %12 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
84 %1,425 reviewsAudience score rating
"Assassination is Korea’s rollicking answer to those big, old-fashioned, star-studded spectacle movies that one can imagine John Sturges or J. Lee Thompson making in their ‘60s heyday. Equal parts lavish historical drama, mission-driven espionage thriller and pulpy revenge pic, it’s unrepentantly bloated, but it is also the fastest-moving, most giddily pleasurable 140 minutes I’ve spent in a theatre in quite some time."
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Flicks
Flicks"A sensationally entertaining mash-up of historical drama, "Dirty Dozen" style shoot-'em-up, spaghetti Western-flavored flamboyance, and extended action set pieces that suggest a dream-team collaboration of Sergio Leone, John Woo and Steven Spielberg."
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Variety
Variety"This unnecessarily lengthy homage to resistance chooses breadth over depth at every turn."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Dong-hoon keeps the unapologetically mainstream but twisty story moving along engagingly despite some less-than-seamless shifts in time."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"Spirited action blockbuster goes astray."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood ReporterAssassination (2015) | Details
- Rating
- R16, Violence
- Runtime
- 140
- Genre
- Thriller
- Country of origin
- South Korea
