Just watched Yukhyeolpo Robbers AKA Revolver Gangster Gang AKA Twilight Gangsters AKA Grandma Gangsters, a Korean film about three senior ladies who will do anything it takes to take a vacation to Hawaii.
I was pleased and surprised to see that the granmas themselves transcend their archetypes and become three well developed and diverse characters. The going is a little rough to begin with for Kim Hye-ok, the "sensitive one" of the group, but scenes with her ingrate children reveal layers of suffering that soften you to her shrill reluctance.
The film seems to lose its focus about halfway through and starts to flounder - which unfortunately costs the film the dramatic resonance of its denouement.
Still, I give the film a not-bad 2.5.
The weirdest part of the film was when Grandpa walked into the room and said to me "Ah, Nah Moon Hee... She was beautiful once. I fucked her in the war." and walked out without another word. Maybe that's what took me out of the movie?
Kind Regards,
Dennis
Monday, July 19, 2010
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