Synopsis
Joong-ho is a dirty detective turned pimp in financial trouble as several of his girls have recently disappeared without clearing their debts. While trying to track them down, he finds a clue that the vanished girls were all called up by the same client whom one of his girls is meeting with right now.
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Cast
- Kim Yoon-seokJung-ho
- Ha Jung-wooJi Young-min
- Seo Young-heeMi-Jin
- Kim You-jungEun-ji
- Jeong In-giDetective Lee Gil-woo
- Park Hyo-juDetective Oh Eun-shil
- Jo Deok-jaeDetective Choi
- Choi Jung-wooMounted Police Chief
- Oh Yeon-ahSung-hee
- Lee Jae-huiGrocery Store Owner
Recommendations
- 88
Chicago Sun-Times
The Chaser is an expert serial-killer film from South Korea and a poster child for what a well-made thriller looked like in the classic days. - 88
Slant Magazine
The opaque ethics of The Chaser elide the reductive nature of binary pairs, focusing instead on the far more piquant complexity of human behavior. - 80
Time Out
Na keeps pulling the rug out from under us, and his brawny genre exercise doubles nicely as a scream of social anguish, since most of the twisted screwups occur at the hands of bumbling or corrupt cops. - 75
Chicago Tribune
The film is distinguished by the grubby velocity of his foot chases, and the effectiveness of its craft. - 70
Variety
Pulse-pounding third act expertly pushes the audience’s buttons, to excruciatingly ironic and ultimately devastating effect. Pic does turn overwrought in the final stretch and would have been wise to end on an earlier note, though action fans won’t mind. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
The tight time-frame gives the excellent cast a chance to play with intensity, making even old genre hands hold their breath and feel their minds sufficiently shaken up. - 70
The New York Times
While it could stand to lose 20 minutes and several plot twists, Mr. Na’s debut manages to be thought-provoking and adventurous while providing solid thrills. - 60
Empire
Some of the tension drains from a slow middle act, but it remains a gripping tale of sleuth-work and moral awakening.
