Yoo Man-Su (Lee Byung-hun) gets laid off from his job at a paper factory after 25 years of service. At first, he's hopeful but as the months pass, he grows increasingly desperate to reclaim his position. He decides that the only way to get the job he wants at a rival paper company is to kill off the competition.
I was expecting this to be the Korean Kind Hearts & Coronets, and I wasn't wrong. It's probably the funniest Park Chan-Wook film I've seen, but it could have used a shorter run time. Also, surprisingly wholesome for a movie about murder. And not just Lucy-wholesome, which is a totally different metric, but by normal people in Movie Club!
It's still only available for rent or to buy so give it another couple of weeks to hit one of the streaming services, but keep an eye out for it. It's worth the watch.
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