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An intense, powerful film. Read full review
The most costly and the most popular film in South Korean history is also one of the most gripping and epic war films ever made, and certainly the only one I can think of the portrays the Korean war from the viewpoint of both sides of the conflict. Read full review
Belongs to that brand of sweeping, conflict-era drama epitomized by "Saving Private Ryan," "Gone with the Wind" and TV miniseries "North and South." Read full review
An anti-war spectacle that uses the story of brothers divided by the 1950 civil war as a metaphor for the wounds of the split. Read full review
Always entertains, just like ''Pearl Harbor'' and the rest of the best of Hollywood's dumb war movies. Read full review
The film is never as powerful or convincing as it should be. Read full review
Shamelessly contrived and manipulative, Tae Guk Gi packs a visceral wallop. Read full review
It's hard to remain unmoved by Kang's deeply heartfelt homage to his nation's past. Read full review
It's easy to view the story of these brothers as a larger metaphor for the relationship between the two Koreas, which gives the film an added resonance that your typical Hollywood war movie wouldn't possess. Read full review
Almost entirely devoted to combat violence and sentimental interludes. Read full review
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