Movie Review: No Mercy

This movie was so twisted it’s good.  No Mercy, aka: 용서는 없다 (Yong-seo-neun Eobs-da), is a Korean movie from director Kim Hyeong-joon.  It’s about a forensic pathologist Kang (Seol Kyeong-gu) who is assigned to examine the dismembered corpse of a female murder victim. Detective Min (Han Hye-jin) points to a fanatic environmentalist, Lee Sung-ho (Ryoo Seung-beom), as the primary suspect. But when Kang’s daughter is kidnapped, a manipulative game begins between Kang and Lee, who holds secrets about the homicide case.

It’s like the Korean version of Seven, and now I think I’ve given too much away.  Still, it’s definitely worth watching.  The psychological twists keep you guessing and the acting is superb.  Normally I prefer my male actors to be a little more androgynous and drop dead gorgeous, but Seol Kyeong-gu’s gritty-ness really fit the darkness of this film.

This is definitely one of those films that will disturb you, and it’s definitely one that will spark a lot of conversation.

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