Review of The President's Last Bang (2005) by Jy S — 10 Aug 2011
Based on the assassination of Korean President Park Chung-hee, The President's Last Bang creates some controversy about the portrayal of the President himself.Without question, the plot for this film is interesting and will grab a lot of people's attention.
Unfortunately, the storytelling may only cater to certain people since the pace of this film is really slow. This is not an action movie by any means. It is more of a crime drama with a bit of dark humor.
About 95% of this film takes place a couple of hours before the assassination, the assassination itself, and the few hours after the assassination.It is the hours before the assassination that is a let down.
The first 30 minutes of this film is a little political, boring, and at the same time may be a bit hard to grasp. It isn't until the 40 minute mark that the movie really picks up. The moments right before the assassination will hold your interest and so will the assassination itself.
Not long after, the film drops back down into more of the political stage again.As for the assassination itself it isn't a fancy shootout, but is rather a realistic execution. The only downside is that there isn't enough background in the beginning to show who is in on it.
You don't really find out until the assassination is actually taking place.The acting and cinematography are probably the best aspects of this film. Suk-kyu Han and Yun-shik Baek both lead off nicely with the supporting cast following behind.
The political aspect of this film is only for certain people, but it is still a decent watch if politics is not for you.
This review of The President's Last Bang (2005) was written by Jy S on 10 Aug 2011.
The President's Last Bang has generally received positive reviews.
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