ginobean Characters are interesting and believable. The storyline is also interesting and, although I've never been part of a loan shark operation, what happens in the story makes sense and is also believable. The movie kept my interest throughout and I was definitely rooting for the main character, who definitely had more than her fair share of hardship and misery in her life. Although she's a loan shark gang member, her basic humanity shows throughout and made me like and sympathize with her. She was fundamentally decent and human, in a good way, throughout the movie.Strong ensemble cast also helped establish the believability and credibility of the characters. One of the best movies I've seen in a while.

gilbertdl The story is about an orphaned girl and an evil loan shark woman, and how she tries to survive in a world without love and full of murder.This movie was hard to watch for me. One scene in particular is so cruel and bloody that I had to stop and take a break to continue. I am still thinking about the movie which for me is a sign of a good movie, and would very much like to discuss it with an English speaking Korean, because it was difficult to understand with just the English translation. I review few movies but this one definitely deserves a 10. I will watch it again if I ever get the chance. The acting from Go-eun Kim is excellent. You can understand her feelings just by looking at her eyes and face. Translations aren't necessary. Mother, played by Hye-su Kim, is also very good, and I wouldn't be at all surprised to see both nominated for some award.

KineticSeoul This movie sort of reminded me of the the movie "Hwayi: A Monster Boy", except I liked the story and direction of this movie. Even if there is less action in this one. I just thought the story as a whole worked better and the character actions was actually kind of interesting. I a pretty predictable movie, but I didn't really get bored or anything like that from start to finish. So the plot is about a baby girl that is found in a coin locker and is raised to be in a loan shark group. That interact with one another like a crazy super dysfunctional family. However she falls in love with a boy that owes money. The plot does get sort of emotionally depressing, but it didn't really leave an impact. It didn't really hit the core to the point it left an impression. But what this is, is a dark psychotic distraught movie about a girl turning to the dark side. Not really a character, but how the environment and parents can play a huge factor in a child. Overall, this is a movie that is quite watchable, but only once.7/10

Lauh Although this is not horror, I saw this film during a horror festival. Their idea was to introduce "horror" that was more related to crime/violence, rather than real horror. Was it a success? Yes. I usually lack words to describe what I like about films, especially when I really like them. I wanted this film to be good but I thought it would end up being a normal film - I was wrong. The acting was really good (from main to secondary characters), the crudeness of a life of crime was very clear, the confusion of the main character when facing a clarity that wasn't there before was heartbreaking and your heart will shrink and shrink an shrink as the story goes on. This is not a pretty story and it's not embellished. This is about a girl who was brought to a life of crime, dealing with lack of love and working to survive. It's a film about a human being that is trying to find her spot in this world of horror - horror done simply by people who are just evil. As a last note, I would also like to add, since this is a Korean film, I was worried my friends wouldn't enjoy it (since a lot of times cultural differences are plastered in the films but unless you understand those differences you won't be truly able to appreciate the work before you), but they actually did. If you want to introduce yourself to Korean films (and if you like action and violence), this is a really good film. If you know something about Korean culture it won't hurt, but if you don't you won't find yourself lost in translation. Totally recommend watching this.