Narco-Saints (2022)★ 7.2/10

It doesn't have to be as bad as the reviews, it has all the hit elements, and the director has directed agents, so there must be a reason why it didn't go viral. Mainly because the plot is procrastinated, the details are distorted, and too much showmanship. We could get a consensus on the bad plot.

It turned out to be an ordinary drug trafficking story... Jung-woo Ha was asked to pay tribute to "The Chaser" at the beginning, but the running was no longer as brisk and elegant as it was more than ten years ago. Koreans filming American drug lords, no matter how you look at it, it has the meaning of playing a big knife in front of Guan Gong. This story is spread all over the world. Yin Zhongbin's previous achievements in the field of crime films are all based on the local Korean background. From the retro Busan gangsters to the complex North-South themes, he can still contribute a lot of classic group portraits and famous scenes. However, he has obvious problems in grasping the rhythm of the drama. , dancing in shackles under the shackles of the global audience of streaming media and the seasons of drama series, so that the strength and exotic charm in the drama also become tasteless. This also shows a common problem in the East Asian drama industry in recent years. Once you jump out of the comfort zone and try to imitate the American drama model, it will reveal problems in the industrial link and creative rhythm, which in turn contrasts the scientific nature of the American drama industry's unique strategy and group creation and diversity directors. Creators who are successful and famous should know that the authors who can stand out on this basis are almost rare.