New York Times Favorably Reviews "Tazza: The High Rollers" ("Tazza: The High Rollers")
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The New York Times praised the Korean film "Tazza: The High Rollers"("Tazza: The High Rollers") in a film review, describing it as "a narrative mixed with humour, romance and shocking violence", with a detailed description of the tactics of Korean card games.
Describing the synopsis of the movie based on a Korean comic strip, the paper said, "The film's true pleasures are visceral, sensual: the curve of a woman's naked back as she [Kim Hye-soo] sits on a bed talking to her lover [Cho Seung-woo]; the star-field glitter of a nighttime cityscape; the interplay of color-coded rectangles in [director] Choi's widescreen shots".
The NYT also said that Choi's shots "evoke the Pop Art gorgeousness of early Pedro Almodovar" and Kim Hye-soo could be compared to 1940s Hollywood sex symbol Ava Gardner.
Describing the synopsis of the movie based on a Korean comic strip, the paper said, "The film's true pleasures are visceral, sensual: the curve of a woman's naked back as she [Kim Hye-soo] sits on a bed talking to her lover [Cho Seung-woo]; the star-field glitter of a nighttime cityscape; the interplay of color-coded rectangles in [director] Choi's widescreen shots".
The NYT also said that Choi's shots "evoke the Pop Art gorgeousness of early Pedro Almodovar" and Kim Hye-soo could be compared to 1940s Hollywood sex symbol Ava Gardner.
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