No Mercy (Korean:
Yongseoneun Eupda)
No Mercy
(Yongseoneun Eupda) is a Korean revange thriller drama movie released
in 2010. This movie is written by Hyeong-Joon Kim and Jeong-ho Lee
and directed by Hyeong-Joon Kim. The major characters of the movie No
Mercy are played by Frank M. Ahearn, Hye-jin Han, Sang-wook Park, Nam Kyung-eub and Ji-ru Sung.
No Mercy tells the
story of a professor and medical examiner (coroner) who investigates
a case about a girl's death. Just when the police think they have
found the killer, the story turns around and the past of the coroner
comes into play. The coroner tries everything to prove the killer
innocent.
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Kyung-gu Sol and
Hye-jin Han in a scene of No Mercy
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Plot:
The movie No Mercy
starts with a photographer finding a dead body by a river. The police
come to the scene and find the dismembered body of a girl. Then we
get introduced to professor Kang Min-ho who is a very experienced
coroner. He was planning to retire and spend his times with his
daughter, who is coming back from U.S.A. after finishing her studies.
The police request his help in solving this case and he agrees. One
of the investigators, Min Seo-young was a former student of him.
At first, the police
suspect the dead girl's boyfriend for the murder. They arrest him,
but can't find him guilty. Kang runs an autopsy of the dead body.
They find the whole body of the victim except one hand . The whole
police force look for the missing hand and soon they find it. Detective Min
finds some relation with the type of murder and the writing of an
environmentalist. Although a colleague of her mocks her abilities,
but using the clues and a footprint, they arrest that
environmentalist named Lee Seong-ho. They arrest Lee and
surprisingly, at the very first questioning, Lee confesses his guilt.
Meanwhile, while
Kang is waiting for her daughter's arrival at the airport, he
receives an envelop. The envelop has some photos of her daughter,
which show she has been kidnapped and held somewhere. He rushes to
the police station and face Seong-ho. Seong-ho tells Kang that Kang
has to get him out within 3 days and only then they will spare Kang's
daughter.
Now, to show
Seong-ho as innocent, Kang tempers with the murder weapon. He removes
the trace of blood from that and put his dog's blood. He also mislead
Min to show Seong-ho as innocent. Next day, Kang meets Seong-ho again
and asks him about the real murder weapon, so he can hide it from
the police. But Seong-ho doesn't disclose that. He gives Kang some clues
about his motives. Kang then beats Seong-ho. He goes to Seong-ho's
house to find the weapon and the police also reach there for the
same reason. He hides from the police. Later on, from the local
police, he gets the address of the man who gave him his daughter's
photos.
He goes there and
finds some news cuttings. The man also comes there and tries to run
away. Finally he beats Kang severely. Later on, he comes back to the
police station and faces Seong-ho, who gives him more riddles.
Meanwhile, all these raise suspicion in Min's mind and when she
proceeds to arrest Kang, Kang tells her the truth.
Then Min tries to
find the relation between Kang and Seong-ho and finds one. At the
same time, Kang manages to implant some clues which connects the
murder of the girl to that girl's boyfriend. But before Min finds the
truth, Seong-ho's accomplice hits her and she becomes unconscious.
Min wakes up in a hospital and then from a friend, learns the story
for which Seong-ho holds a grudge against Kang.
In the meantime, as
Seong-ho is proved innocent by the attempts of Kang. He also gives
police the murder weapon, which has been in front of their eyes for
the whole time. Seong-ho gets free and the victim's boyfriend is
framed for the murder. Kang goes to Seong-ho's home to free his
daughter. After knowing everything, Min also heads there, followed by
her backups.
But why does Seong-ho
want to take the revange on Kang? Who is the real bad person here?
Can Kang finally save his daughter? Lets watch No Mercy till the end
for these answers.
My Review About the
Movie No Mercy:
First of all, No
Mercy seemed as an awesome drama thriller.
The plot of No Mercy
is brilliant. Although at the end of the movie, it will not leave you
with a good feeling, but still the plot will seem brilliant. The twist at
the end was not expected throughout the whole movie. The whole movie
keeps on changing directions and it felt exciting. The duration of No
Mercy is a little over two hours, but you will no feel bored at any
moment. The direction is good, so is the screenplay. The director has
successfully been able to keep the tension high for the whole two
hours in No Mercy. The cinematography were just ok, nothing special.
The acting of all
the major characters were good. All of the actors and actresses were
good fit for their characters. The dialogues were also good, although
nothing extraordinary. But the whole No Mercy is in Korean language, so
you will need subtitle to understand them.
No Mercy didn't have
much of special effects, as they were not needed. But the costume
design and make ups were perfect. The music and the sound effects
were pretty good too. The lighting,camera effects and the locations
for No Mercy also seem nice.
No Mercy contains
some nude scenes and also some gore scenes. Some (but not all) of the
gore scenes will seem unnecessary and avoidable. The director could
avoid them without harming the plot. So clearly, this movie is not
for children.
So, finally, I
enjoyed watching No Mercy. The thrill in its plot picks up soon after
the movie starts and it will keep you attached for the whole time.
The only time this movie may disappoint you can be at the tragic
ending. Other than that, it is a nicely balanced movie. I'll
recommend watching No Mercy as a must see to all thriller lovers. But
if you are a fan of Hollywood movies, I'll also recommend you to
watch this, for having a good change of taste.
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