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Excellent
MASTER SCORE 84.5 / 100
2005·Action / Crime / Drama·1h 59m

A BITTERSWEET LIFE

“When doing right goes very, very wrong.”

Kim Sun-woo is an enforcer and manager for a hotel owned by a cold, calculative crime boss, Kang who assigns Sun-woo to a simple errand while he is away on a business trip; to shadow his young mistress, Hee-soo, for fear that she may be cheating on him with a younger man with the mandate that he must kill them both if he discovers their affair.

Above the Line
Kim Jee-woon·DirectorKim Jee-woon·ScreenplayKim Ji-yong·Director of PhotographyJang Young-gyu·Original Music ComposerChoi Jae-geun·Editor
Cast
Lee Byung-hun·Sun-wooKim Yeong-cheol·Mr. KangShin Min-a·Hee-sooKim Roi-ha·Moon-seokLee Ki-young·Oh Moo-seongHwang Jung-min·Mr. BaekEric Mun·Tae-gooOh Dal-su·Myeong-gooKim Hae-gon·Tae-woongKim Han·Se-yoon
Full Crew
(9 credits)
Directing· 1
Kim Jee-woon·Director
Writing· 1
Kim Jee-woon·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Kim Ji-yong·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Choi Jae-geun·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Jang Young-gyu·Original Music ComposerDalpalan·Original Music Composer
Production· 3
Oh Jung-wan·ProducerChoi Pyung-ho·ProducerLee Eugene·Producer
By the Numbers
84.5
OF 100
Master Score
7.5
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$8M
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
#333333
#777777
#FFFFFF
Mood
Tense, Serious, Mysterious
Composition
Centered
Era
2000s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A man in a dark suit and white shirt with a black tie is depicted from the waist up, facing right in profile. He holds a silver handgun with his right hand, bri”

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Key Elements
HandgunSuitTie
Atmosphere
Dark, Gritty
Color Mood
Cool
Setting
Indoor
Design Score
8/10
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