Serving a thrilling, action-crime drama, Deliver Us From Evil is a movie that makes viewers hold their breath and be at the edge of their seats while watching!
Deliver Us From Evil is a 2020 Korean film directed and written by Director Hong Wonchan. The movie chronicles the story of a hitman who traverses Thailand. A child abduction case is apparently linked to him, and he is pursued by the man whose brother he murdered on his last job as an assassin.
Nathan Llantos watched Deliver Us From Evil at the Korean Film Festival 2022
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Deliver Us From Evil Plot Recap
In-Nam used to be a government agent, but after things went amiss in South Korea, he became a mercenary for hire. He was staying in Japan when he was tasked to kill Koreda (Kosuke Toyohara), A notorious thug and gang leader who killed many people, especially women. Tired of his life as an assassin on the run, he rejected the offer for another “one last job”.
He said that killing Koreda is the last mission he will accept because he plans to retire and look for a faraway country he can live in. Unfortunately, things did not go the way he intended to. Ray (Lee Jung Jae), the estranged blood brother of Koreda, came back to Japan to catch In-Nam for vengeance.
Subsequently, In-Nam receives news about his past lover trying to look for him. He refuses to talk to Seo Young-Joo (Choi Hee Soo) and hears about her death the following day. As a result, he flies to Bangkok, to get her remains, only to find out they had a child together. Apparently, she was trying to reach him because their 9-year-old daughter had been kidnapped.
In the midst of looking for their child, Yoo-min (Park So-Yi), In-Nam hires Yui (Park Jungmin). Yui is a Korean transgender person who migrated to Bangkok as his guide. The two set out to save Yoo-min. Unavoidably, they made enemies with Thai child traffickers and clashed with the menacing Ray as well.
Deliver Us From Evil Movie Musings
Deliver Us From Evil takes pride in its gripping action scenes and immersive camera work. Not only that, but it also exhibits cinematography that blended well with the splendid performances of the cast.
The storyline is fast-paced and teeming, with many highly graphic delivery of action scenes and violence. Hence, despite the speedy trajectory, the movie’s plot is very eventful. Indeed, the production design did not hold back in maximizing their budget to achieve such effects in the film.
Correspondingly, because the film was shot internationally, there were three primary settings for the storyline: South Korea, Japan and Thailand. It is noteworthy that the production team was able to give a natural and tension-filled vibe befitting the storyline.
They did not merely present a show set. The filming locations are impeccable, and the presence of the supporting characters and the extras enriched the scenes. The scenes shot in all three countries are superbly done and strategic.
However, it also holds true that the movie concept is not a surprising new element in films. Besides that, there is seemingly little character development present.
There was also not enough background for Ray’s character, so connecting or understanding him would be difficult. Nonetheless, the film provided spectacular transitions and tension-inducing fight scenes.
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Deliver Us From Evil is one of the seven films screening live at the Korean Film Festival 2022. In detail, the event was hosted by the Korean Cultural Center in the Philippines in partnership with the Korean Film Council, the Film Development Council of the Philippines, the Korean Tourism Organization and SM Cinema.
