The Chaser
Directed by Na Hong-Jin
A cop-turned-pimp seeks out the killer preying on his call girls in this high-octane Korean thriller from acclaimed director Hong-jin Na (THE WAILING). One night, Jung-ho (Kim Yoon-suk, THE PRIESTS) realizes a client’s number matches that of the client for the last girl who went missing. With a corrupt police department indifferent to his discovery, he sets off on a race against time to find the murderer before he can kill again. THE CHASER’s wild word-of-mouth success in Korea inspired a wave of twisted thrillers that helped revitalize the country’s film industry.
A cop-turned-pimp seeks out the killer preying on his call girls.
Cast: Kim Yun-seok, Ha Jung-woo, Seo Yeong-hie
Member Reviews
Very well done Korean suspense/terror. Even when is 2:06 movie, keeps you on the edge of your seat ALL the movie.
This movie is so exceptional and rare in that it masterfully combines elements of raunchy gore-horror and authentic tragidrama into a carefully constructed narrative that'll have you on the edge of your seat throughout the whole film. Besides offering an exposition on South Korean law and society, the directing and acting (particularly of the protagonist and anti-hero played by the hard-hitting Kim Yoon-seok) of this film were reason alone to reignite worldwide interest in South Korean thrillers. A must see.
It felt like a really long movie, but it did keep my interest from start to finish. I thought it was a really good movie that was full of action, drama, emotion, suspense, intrigue. I thought all of the acting was great, along with the story line, cinematography, music score, etc. I would definitely recommend it.
Fantastic horror-thriller. Highly recommended.
Just terrible... a clown caper movie where the killer continues to slip thru the hands of inept keystone cops... the dialog of the police force is straight from laurel and hardy... or the 3 stooges... this movie is violent but not at all scary...