Byung-gil Jung

This convoluted (at times confusing) non-linear story about super-assassin Sook-hee (OK-bin Kim) and her manipulation by various secret Government agencies is a kinetic and muscular piece of work from director Byung-gil Jung and cinematographer Jung-hun Park. Some of the actions sequences are incredible, particularly those shot in one continuous take - or edited so cleverly as to look like one take. The fight choreography is stylised and innovative and despite computer enhancement is still first class. OK-bin Kim puts in a marvellous performance to match the technical wizardry on display - she is brilliant in the fight sequences, but is also able to deliver the required emotional content. Overall "Aknyeo" (The Villainess) is a top-notch slice of hard-hitting Korean action cinema.… (meer)