Review of The Yellow Sea (2010) by Michael Atkinson for Village Voice — 29 Nov 2011

If anything, Na's film is too much of a good thing, exceeding credibility too often (the punching-bag hero is far too lucky - good and bad - and absorbs a hilarious amount of punishment) in its pursuit of despairing violence.

But that's the Korean way, and Na nails down the bottom feeder realism while slouching toward video-game hyperbole.