First Time Director Indulges in Noir
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The up and coming release of 'Private Eye' by first time Director Park Dae-min continues a neo noir tradition led by notables including Park Chan-wook ("Oldboy") and Kim Jee-woon ("The Good, the Bad, the Weird"). Even the title 'Private Eye' seems to pay homage to the 1930's which is when the film is set. However, hidden behind the fedora hats is a curious mix of thriller, irony, comedy and action topped off by big budget illustrious sets.
A young medical student, when walking through the forest discovers a bloodied corpse. When his professional ambitions get the better of him he takes the corpse home for study opportunities only to find out it is the dead son of a powerful government official. Taking the body back he finds yet another corpse in its place. Here he recruits the help of the film's Private Eye, anti hero played by Hwang Jung-min ("Black House").
Like Kim Jee-woon's "The Good, the Bad, the Weird", an Asian action spaghetti western set in 1930's Manchuria, "Private Eye" looks set to continue this challenge against genre. In the formers case, it's a continued development of an eclectic Korean styled noir. Private Eye will be released by CJ Entertainment on April the 2nd.
David Oxenbridge (KOFIC)
A young medical student, when walking through the forest discovers a bloodied corpse. When his professional ambitions get the better of him he takes the corpse home for study opportunities only to find out it is the dead son of a powerful government official. Taking the body back he finds yet another corpse in its place. Here he recruits the help of the film's Private Eye, anti hero played by Hwang Jung-min ("Black House").
Like Kim Jee-woon's "The Good, the Bad, the Weird", an Asian action spaghetti western set in 1930's Manchuria, "Private Eye" looks set to continue this challenge against genre. In the formers case, it's a continued development of an eclectic Korean styled noir. Private Eye will be released by CJ Entertainment on April the 2nd.
David Oxenbridge (KOFIC)
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