Synopsis
The story of three Korean outlaws in 1930s Manchuria and their dealings with the Japanese army and Chinese and Russian bandits. The Good (a bounty hunter), the Bad (a hitman), and the Weird (a thief) battle the army and the bandits in a race to use a treasure map to uncover the riches of legend.
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Cast
- Song Kang-hoYoon Tae-goo / The Weird
- Lee Byung-hunPark Chang-yi / The Bad
- Jung Woo-sungPark Do-won / The Good
- Yoon Je-moonByung-choon
- Song Young-changKim Pan-joo
- Lee Chung-ahSong-yi
- Kim Kwang-ilTwo Blades
- Ma Dong-seokBear
- Jo Kyeong-hunDoo-chao
- Lee Hang-sooKaremaru
Recommendations
- 88
New York Post
The Good, the Bad, the Weird may owe a lot to other films, but it is always fresh and never boring. - 85
NPR
Sergio Leone learns to speak Korean in The Good, the Bad, the Weird, an exuberant tale of greed, vengeance and, well, weirdness. - 83
The A.V. Club
The story’s many advances and reversals can be hard to follow at times, but this isn’t really a movie where plot is paramount. Everything boils down to the action, and what that action means. - 80
Time Out
At its best, this pomo oater gets within chaw-spitting distance of action-flick greatness; at its worst, the movie is simply unadulterated guns-and-guts fun. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
A jaunty, happy-go-lucky adventure that packs a fistful of dynamite in the spectacular showdown. - 70
Variety
East meets West meets East again, with palate-tingling results, in The Good the Bad the Weird, a kimchi Western that draws shamelessly on its spaghetti forebears but remains utterly, bracingly Korean. - 60
Boxoffice Magazine
The entertaining non-stop action has the potential to give the film wide cross-over appeal and cult status. - 60
Empire
A tangled narrative and damp-squib ending detract from an otherwise joyous Spaghetti Eastern.
