Guns and Talks

Guns and Talks (Killeodeureui Suda)

Release Date : 2001
Director : Jang Jin
Writer : Jang Jin

Cast :
Shin Hyeon Joon ... Sang Yeon
Shin Hak Kyun ... Jung Woo
Won Bin ... Ha Yeon
Jeong Jae Yeong ... Jae Yeong



Reviewed By : Varda L

**Spoiler Alert

Guns ands Talks is all about witty and organized humour. It doesn’t necessarily make you roll on the floor laughing hard but it makes you giggle mad. The film is about four men who make a living as assassins. Yes, you hire them and they do the killing for you. It does sound grotesque but once the movie starts, you get lost in the river of comedy and forget the moral issues of the situation. However, the film doesn’t fail to question the morality of their job, even having one member reluctant in finishing his assignment.

The cast makes the casting director a genius. They have excellent chemistry, particularly the four leads. Shin Hyun-Joon as Sang-yeon is the very precise and goal-oriented leader of the group. Jeong Jae-young is the mysterious sniper who goes to confession after a job done. Shin Ha-Kyun shows his acting versatility as Jung-woo, the antsy bomb specialist. Lastly, Won Bin plays Ha-yeon, the youngest of the four who possess such melodramatic personality and the eagerness to finally shoot a gun. It is hard to choose which actor played their character best because everyone performed to the best of their capabilities. However, Won Bin and Shin Ha-Kyun dominate the screen with their presence. Whenever those two actors are on screen, expect something humorous to come out. Consequently, I feel that Jeong Jae-young’s character has been given the least screen time. His character is mysterious but the audience should have been given the privilege to learn more about him. This is one of my complaints about the film.

The movie is not perfect. Its flaws generate from the ending itself. Some questions have been left unanswered, leaving the audience to speculate. This doesn’t mean it has a bad ending. In fact, the movie maintained its humour until the credits start rolling. There is still that satisfying feeling. As for the music, no song stood out for me, but it’s not a bad thing. It simply blended well with the scenes but it is not something worth including in your daily playlist.

Overall, the movie is funny, light-hearted, and easy to watch. If you are bored or simply in need of a few laughter without dealing with heavy plot, then this is the movie for you.