A Bittersweet Life (2005)

Dalkomhan Insaeng or A Bittersweet Life (2005) is just another story of revenge. And believe me, it is the Koreans and the Japanese directors who have inspired Quentin Tarantino to make movies such as Kill Bill (2003-2014). Korean director Ji-woon Kim has not done anything exceptional in this cinema but just portrays the abuse of power and the rise of a common guy to the extremities to avenge his wrong-treatment. I think a lot of Bollywood as well and Hollywood movies are made in this fashion. Plus the Korean style of presentation of conversation between a disciple and the master as the background do prevails in A Bittersweet Life, too. Nothing more was required from the actors so one shall not expect exceptional performances, either. The music keeps playing in the background. I think its just to mellow down the mood. Overall, average movie.

My rating: 6.5/10