Peninsula

    Peninsula
    2020

    Synopsis

    A soldier and his team battle hordes of post-apocalyptic zombies in the wastelands of the Korean Peninsula.

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    Cast

    • Gang Dong-wonHan Jung-seok
    • Lee Jung-hyunMin-jung
    • Lee ReJoon-yi
    • Kwon Hae-hyoKim Noh-in
    • Kim Min-jaeSergeant Hwang
    • Koo Kyo-hwanCaptain Seo
    • Kim Do-yoonChul-min
    • Lee Ye-wonYu-jin
    • Kim Kyu-baekKim Yi-byung
    • Jang So-yeonJung-seok's Sister

    Recommendations

    • 75

      Observer

      You see, instead of staging a character-driven dramatic thriller with zombies like the first film, Peninsula presents a world hit by a zombie outbreak that responds by turning into a ridiculous, cartoonish dystopia — and it is much better for it.
    • 67

      Original-Cin

      Relentlessly episodic and missing the taut focus of the first film, Peninsula compensates with overkill, populating the screen with long-stretches of CGI action (Yeon’s background is in animation) including nighttime car chases and oodles of zombie splatter.
    • 58

      Consequence

      Peninsula combines components from I Am Legend, Mad Max, and the Fast & Furious series for a nonsensical joy ride that, while entertaining, lacks the sharpness of its predecessor.
    • 50

      Slant Magazine

      Peninsula feels like the work of an artist who misunderstood his past triumph, squandering his talent for the sake of a pandering, halfhearted encore.
    • 50

      Paste Magazine

      Director Yeon Sang-ho, who staged genuinely tense sequences in the first film, just seems suddenly out of his element here when expected to produce a grander action spectacle.
    • 50

      The A.V. Club

      While the first Train To Busan was an affecting, character-driven tale of grief and redemption, Peninsula flounders in generic spectacle. Even fans may wonder if there are any bones left to pick on this franchise.
    • 50

      Movie Nation

      “Peninsula” is basically a digital effects dumbing down of “Train to Busan.”
    • 50

      The Film Stage

      By the time it reaches its broad, emotionally manipulative finale, it does have some refreshingly optimistic ideas about small, sacrificial gestures making a difference and that choosing emotion over logic while dooming us in other zombie movies is also what makes humanity worth saving in the first place.

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