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THE YELLOW SEA (HWANGHAE)Movie Reviews
Korean language thriller about a cab driver living in China who embarks on an assassination mission to South Korea in order to pay off his gambling debt and search for his missing wife. Cast:Ha Jung-woo, Kim Yun-seok, Cho Seong-ha, Lee Chul-min, Kwak Byoung-kyu, Lim Ye-won, Tak Sung-eun, Lee ElDirector:Hong-jin NaRelease Date:December 2, 2011DVD Release:February 28, 2012From:ShowBox EntertainmentRating:RLength:2 hr 36 min
FEBRUARY 28, 2012
The Yellow Sea (Hwanghae), Very Good Reviews Limited
The Yellow Sea (Hwanghae) played in limited release to very good reviews. • Mark Olsen wrote in the Los Angeles Times, "...easily one of the films of the year for underserved action-heads." • And Justin Chang wrote in Daily Variety, "...pulse-pounding, mordantly funny genre piece is at times messily convoluted, yet serious and full-bodied enough to achieve a genuinely tragic dimension." More Reviews Below...
The Yellow Sea (Hwanghae) Positive Reviews (6 Reviews, reviews below)
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (4 Reviews)
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...a moral tale, one in which the struggle between good and evil plays out in often unsettling visual terms.... the kinetic filmmaking viscerally conveys the palpitating fear of the chase and the thrill of escape..."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 992 words, 12/02/11
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...a breakneck mix of bone-crunching freneticism and bloody close-quarters knife-fighting with a strand of romantic melancholy.... easily one of the films of the year for underserved action-heads."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 276 words, 12/02/11
Michael Atkinson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD "If anything, writer/director Na Hong-Jin's film is too much of a good thing, exceeding credibility too often.... But that's the Korean way, and Na nails down the bottom-feeder realism while slouching toward video-game hyperbole."(See all of Michael Atkinson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 206 words, 11/30/11
KEY CITIES (0 Reviews)
The Yellow Sea (Hwanghae) has not been reviewed in Key Cities
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (2 Reviews)
Michael Atkinson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD "If anything, writer/director Na Hong-Jin's film is too much of a good thing, exceeding credibility too often.... But that's the Korean way, and Na nails down the bottom-feeder realism while slouching toward video-game hyperbole."(See all of Michael Atkinson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 206 words, 11/30/11
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...a moral tale, one in which the struggle between good and evil plays out in often unsettling visual terms.... the kinetic filmmaking viscerally conveys the palpitating fear of the chase and the thrill of escape..."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 992 words, 12/02/11
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...a breakneck mix of bone-crunching freneticism and bloody close-quarters knife-fighting with a strand of romantic melancholy.... easily one of the films of the year for underserved action-heads."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 276 words, 12/02/11
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Justin Chang, Daily Variety: GOOD "Gushing more blood and possessing more stamina than any number of Hollywood hack-'em-ups... pulse-pounding, mordantly funny genre piece is at times messily convoluted, yet serious and full-bodied enough to achieve a genuinely tragic dimension."(See all of Justin Chang's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 776 words, 06/01/11
Maggie Lee, Hollywood Reporter: MODERATE "An overly fast-paced and violent thriller that's technically superb but proves too taxing for the viewer.... The raging stamina, unrelenting violence, rapid-fire editing and truncated narrative all give one no pause for thought or even breath."(See all of Maggie Lee's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 751 words, 05/24/11
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...a breakneck mix of bone-crunching freneticism and bloody close-quarters knife-fighting with a strand of romantic melancholy.... easily one of the films of the year for underserved action-heads."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 276 words, 12/02/11
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...a moral tale, one in which the struggle between good and evil plays out in often unsettling visual terms.... the kinetic filmmaking viscerally conveys the palpitating fear of the chase and the thrill of escape..."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 992 words, 12/02/11
9.9 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
The Yellow Sea (Hwanghae)'s reviews are separated by an average 9.9 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
The Yellow Sea (Hwanghae) (6 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:The Yellow Sea (Hwanghae)'s reviews cover 7.6% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 3,204 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 534 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 24 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
The Yellow Sea (Hwanghae)'s reviews on average broke 24 days before opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is The Yellow Sea (Hwanghae)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
The Yellow Sea (Hwanghae) (6 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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