The Suspect (Yong-eui-ja) 2013

Dong-chul was the best special field agent in North Korea, but he’s abandoned by his government during a mission. While on the run, he looks for his wife and child, who were sold as slaves to China, only to discover their corpses. He soon finds out that his colleague was behind the killing and defects to the South in search of his nemesis. He looks for him during the day, and works as a temp driver at night and as a personal driver for Chairman Park. One night the chairman is attacked and killed by an assassin, but not before handing over a pair of glasses to Dong-chul. He is now on the run again, accused of the chairman’s murder by the intelligence service, while trying to uncover the secret contained inside the glasses. Little did he know that depending on who ultimately gains control of the secret, it could either become a national threat or treasure.

Director: Won Sin-yeon

Stars: Gong Yoo, Park Hee-soon, Jo Seong-ha

JDramaMama's Rating: B

If you want an action filled thriller, this is it. As a matter of fact, there's nothing BUT action in this film. It's loud, the stunts are amazing and the fight scenes are out of this world. Gong Yoo is brilliant as the tough-as-nails NK special agent. The guy is hard to kill but he takes out quite a few bad guys. Nice surprise ending despite all the violence.

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