The Stop Button

An action slash thriller requires a couple things… action set pieces and, well, thrills. Seoul’s got a couple action set pieces, beginning and end, and not much in the way of thrills. There’s a mystery angle and there are scenes with the cops inspecting crime scenes, but there’s no real investigation at any point. Both […]

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I try not to spoil things here on the Stop Button, but I’m going to make an exception for this film. It’s a fine example of what not to do….
Mayama is a psychology professor at a college. He is socially inept (the closest comparison is Montgomery Clift in Wild River, only more). He does not […]

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