Second film by Hong Won-chan, screenwriter of "The chaser" and known for his action films. Hwang Jeong-min and Lee Jeong-jae at the key, you will not be bored. 
Director and Screenplay Hong Won-chan Country of origin South Korea Gender Action Duration 108 minutes Release 2020 Distribution Hwang Jeong-min Lee Jeong-jae Park Jeong-min Choi Hee-seo
Synopsis
A hitman is pursued by the brother of his latest victim, an unscrupulous gangster. He goes to Thailand, solve the case of the kidnapping of his ex-girlfriend's daughter, but above all to be forgotten. Unfortunately for him, the gangsters who pursue him do not let go of the case and follow him to Thailand.
Impressions
Action film in its raw state, it will delight all fans of Korean violent cinema. Finally, violent, gory, excessive, scary, stressful (and we run, and we run, and we get cut up, and we run again…). Organ trafficking, the total! According to Wikipedia, "Deliver Us From Evil" grossed $14.9 million during its opening weekend in South Korea. It surpassed 1.5 million ticket sales four days after its release and 2 million in its first weekend. On the eighth day of its release, the film surpassed the 2.5 million viewer mark. Okay, okay, okay. With Hwang Jeong-min and Lee Jeong-jae in the cast, hope for a "New World" looms on the horizon. So not much objectivity, let's be honest. When Koreans go to the movies, they don't say, "I'm going to themovies," but rather, "I'm going to go see Hwang Jeong-min." This is a humorous commentary that involves the appearance of the latter in most Korean films. But, is it becoming smooth and uninteresting? Because his last performances leave so much to be desired that if he continues by this path, he will go up in smoke and be replaced by one of his little kitties very fashionable currently. 
For this role, it would have taken a beautiful dark, flayed by life like Won Bin in The Man from Nowhere. Or Lee Byung-hun in A Bittersweet Life. Hwang is neither. He is rather the confident cowboy, smiling on his lips who usually ends up not having the upper hand over the bad guys. Generally. This is changing, and not to his advantage. Because that's also Korean cinema. Beauty in violence, clear choreographies that take our breath away during fights. Scenarios that pierce, that reach us, that do not let themselves be parasitized by clichés and déjà vu too already seen. And then, it seems that we are looking for this ultimate violence, this devil incarnate, this gore power 1000. But is WTF this mentally ill person who enjoys harvesting organs from everyone who upsets him? (While the unfortunate man is still alive, of course). Like Kim Ki-duk, may God not have his soul, and his latest creations. It is not known which monster he must have been inhabited by towards the last half of his career, but it is clear that he left on the other side of the force. A force so unhealthy and twisted that it managed to inhibit all interest. Deliver us from evil is likely to appeal to all those who swallow action and violence without question. Who shoot themselves with the adrenaline borrowed with the incoherent hope of always finding better. All the good elements of a Korean action movie are present but then, why this flat screen impression? 
Park Jung-Min
This is not the first time Park Jung-Min has worked with Hong Won-Chan. 25 films to his credit despite his age, this chameleon actor always surprises us with his ability to give character to the characters. Often very discreet, it almost seems that he goes incognito during the beginnings of the films. But soon enough we realize that it is not just anyone. We search. But who is this actor? The man with 1000 faces. The man who can play an autistic to perfection, a revolutionary poet or, as in this case, the transvestite, the crazy one. Strength, femininity. An androgynous side that we would never have suspected him. We try to look for the actor, but we can't find him. He completely disappeared behind his character. Slightly groping at first, he asserts himself little by little stealing the show from the two main actors (too busy cutting into pieces). His supporting role in "Deliver us from evil" earned him an Award at the 2021 (57th) BaekSang Arts Awards and the 2020 (41st) Blue Dragon Film
Director
It is to Hong Won-Chan to whom we owe the script of The Chaser. It is still one of the greatest references of Korean cinema. There was Old Boy, A Bittersweet Life and The Chaser. And then there were the others. Would he suffer from the same syndrome as M. Night Shyamalan? In addition to being directors, they are screenwriters who wrote masterpieces early in their careers. Would they be condemned to spend their lives trying to overcome wonders that are impossible to equalize? Because we all know, as soon as the will interposes itself in art, inspiration withers giving a very "I want but I did not succeed" aspect. A thrilling movie to watch in the evening. Why not.
