*** VILLAINESS  (2017) (Korea)

*** VILLAINESS (2017) (Korea)

Before the opening credits roll:  What’s her kill count?*

Crash-Through-the-Third-Floor-Window-and-Hang-From-the-Leash-You-Wrapped-Around-the-Bad-Guy’s-Neck Fu!

I’m-looking-for-the-man-who-killed-my-Pa Fu!

Two-wheel sword fighting Fu: Always wear a helmet when motorcycling!

She could solve a lot of problems  by: Escaping on a faster bike!

Flashbacks!

Cigarettes!

OK, now we pause this bloodbath and turn the whole flick into a meet-cute K-Pop RomCom.  Why do we need a bunch of mushy stuff? Was there a bunch of mushy stuff in  la Femme Nikita[?    It’s bad enough that she has a toddler.  (Which I didn’t mention.) 

Kinda creepy. 

“If you knew the real me, you’d run away!” : “Whatever happens, I’ll trust you!”: Foreshadowing— Chapter 3 in your screenwriting textbook!

Boss: We’re out of ammo!

Says the Hit-Woman whose body count is now in triple digits:  “How could you do this to me?”

Flick wraps up with a Jackie-Chan-esque car chase that is A+++!

We have to ask ourselves: Is this chick doing her own stunts?

Totally incomprehensible. Plus, seamless flashbacks make it difficult to understand.   I cannot recommend this flick highly enough.  It received a standing ovation at Cannes and it’s easy to see why.  What a ride! Check it out!

*I counted 70.