Review of The Man from Nowhere (2010) by Lane Z — 22 Oct 2014

Korea comes out with some pretty good action thrillers when they want to. Decently choreographed and with a story that isn't all that foreign from fans of the genre, think Leon the Professional, The Man From Nowhere really fits a lot in during its two hour time frame.

While the acting tends to venture on the silly side from some of the supporting cast, the main actor isn't asked to stray much with his emotions as the hardened ex-military-cop-turned-pawn-shop-owner.

There are some good hand-to-hand combat scenes with a little more gunplay than the former, but when it comes to gangster flicks from the East, it's pretty solid. With plenty of revenge to fuel the film, outside it's brief slowdown about an hour in and an unclear bad guy from the first act, it settles in nicely with emotion and grit for any art house adventure flick.