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In this gripping crime thriller, renowned pathologist Professor Kang Min Ho plans retirement for quality time with his daughter. However, a gruesome murder case involving a young woman pulls him back in. Partnering with rookie detective Min Seo Yeong, they suspect environmental activist Lee Sung Ho. Despite Lee's confession, puzzling evidence confounds the police, pushing Kang to search for answers. When his daughter is kidnapped, a desperate father faces off against a cunning murderer, blurring the line between justice and vengeance in a tense showdown. (Source: MyDramaList) Edit Translation

  • English
  • Español
  • magyar / magyar nyelv
  • dansk
  • Country: South Korea
  • Type: Movie
  • Release Date: Jan 7, 2010
  • Duration: 2 hr. 5 min.
  • Score: 7.8 (scored by 838 users)
  • Ranked: #3183
  • Popularity: #5594
  • Content Rating: 18+ Restricted (violence & profanity)

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lexie_0212
14 people found this review helpful
Apr 5, 2012
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 6.0
This movie has a really good storyline! I usually don't watch intense movies like this, but it was worth it! I was at the edge of my seat during a lot of the movie, and so was my family. Every scene has a connection to the crime, if you don't pay attention to certain parts you might not get what happens. The reason the rewatch value isn't as high is because after you watch it the first time, you already know what will happen so your experience might not be as exciting as the first time. To watch this movie you have to just pay attention, it's amazing, I LOVED it, one of my faves :) (first review, hope this was helpful)

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manicmuse
7 people found this review helpful
May 5, 2013
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 10
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 8.0
No Mercy is as Intense revenge thriller, that certainly lives up to it's name. The story is well told from start to finish. The ending is unexpected, but doesn't feel gimmicky like some twist endings I've seen. As revenge thrillers go, this one is near perfect.

The story itself has a lot of familiar thriller elements. There's a murder mystery, a kidnapping, a race against time, and a cunning criminal behind it all. Ryoo Seung Bum is great as the subtle, and unsuspecting, mastermind Lee Seong Hyo. I liked that he wasn't a crazy over the top villain. It made him seem more sinister. He is matched against forensic expert Kang played by Sol Kyung Gu, and tenacious rookie detective Min Seo-yeong played by Han Hye Jin. Sol Kyung Gu was great, but I was a little less impressed with Min Seo-yeong. There was nothing wrong with how she played the character, but she just seemed a little timid and forgettable for my taste. There was also an obnoxious cop, who seemed too much like comic relief to me. Still, the entire cast was pretty solid, although the real star of this movie is the script.

In the beginning the plot is pretty slow, but trust me when I say that you'll want to pay attention to all that's going on. I was reminded of other thrillers that I love (Silence of the Lambs, Se7en, Primal Fear) but I think No Mercy is still an original. I had no idea how it would all end until the very end. Now that I know the whole story, I am curious to watch it again from that perspective, but I admit that some of the suspense will be gone. I also want to warn viewers that there are some very graphic moments, but nothing explicit without a reason.

I know it gets compared to Old Boy a lot, even by the friend who recommended it to me, but unlike Old Boy's over the top revenge ending, this ending was just brutally haunting.

I think this is a must see for any fan of revenge thrillers, or if you just want to be told a great story (even if it's not a happy one).

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  • Movie: No Mercy
  • Country: South Korea
  • Release Date: Jan 7, 2010
  • Duration: 2 hr. 5 min.
  • Content Rating: 18+ Restricted (violence & profanity)

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  • Score: 7.8 (scored by 838 users)
  • Ranked: #3183
  • Popularity: #5594
  • Watchers: 1,778

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