Wild Card (2003 film)

Wild Card
Wild Card
Directed by	Kim Yoo-jin
Written by	Lee Man-hee ; Shin Geun-ho
Produced by	Chang Yoon-hyun ; Kim Yoo-jin
Starring	Jung Jin-young; Yang Dong-geun; Han Chae-young
Cinematography	Byun Hee-sung
Edited by	Kim Hyeon
Music by	Jo Seong-woo
Production; companies	C&Film ; Yoojin E & C
Distributed by	Cinema Service
Release date	May 16, 2003;
Running time	114 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

Wild Card (Korean: 와일드 카드; RR: Waildeu Kadeu) is a 2003 South Korean film directed by Kim Yoo-jin.^[1]^[2] The crime drama has received mixed reviews.

Premise

Veteran detective Oh Young-dal and his younger, loose-cannon partner Bang Jae-su are investigating the serial's rape-murders of young women in Seoul. They begin to close in on gang leader Kim Min-ki, a psychopath who carries a metal ball and chain.

Cast

Jung Jin-young as Oh Young-dal
Yang Dong-geun as Bang Je-su
Han Chae-young as Kang Na-na
Gi Ju-bong as Squad leader Kim
Kim Myeong-gook as Jang Chil-sun
Hwang Jun-yeong as Go Myeong-hwan
Yu Ha-bok as Hwang Cheol-gu
Bang Guk-hyeon as Shim Young-man
Lee Dong-kyu as Noh Jae-bong
Seo Jae-kyeong as Kim Min-ki
Kim Gi-se as Wang Su-chang
Kim Chang-gyu as Go Du-man
Lee Do-kyeong as Do Sang-chun
Jo Kyung-hoon as Gomtaeng-i
Chae Min-seok as Gal-chi
Shin Jung-geun as Neob-chi ("Halibut")
Lee Dol-hyung as Sun-dae ("Blood sausage")
Yang Han-seok as Kang Il-man
Shin Kyeong-ah as Kang Suk
Lee Jeong-in as Shin Suk-jeong
Baek Shin as Detective Kim
Han Seong-sik as Delivery guy of Chinese restaurant
Cha Soon-bae

Reception

Wild Card has received mixed reviews.

Derek Elley, writing for Variety, states that although there is "nothing new" about the premise or plot, the film has "well-written and well-played characters whose ensemble chemistry pays off in the final reels."^[1] Andrew Robertson, from "Eye For Film," called the film "exciting" with an "almost Seventies feel."^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Elley, Derek (June 17, 2003). "Review: Wild Card". Variety. Archived from the original on 2015-06-17. Retrieved 2015-01-25.
^ 정진영-양동근 <와일드 카드>에서 '국가대표 형사'로 선발. Cine21 (in Korean). September 12, 2002. Archived from the original on 2015-01-20. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
^ "Wild Card (2003) Movie Review from Eye for Film". Eyeforfilm. Archived from the original on 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2020-09-26.

External links

Official website (in Korean)
Wild Card at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
Wild Card at IMDb
Wild Card at HanCinema
Wild Card at Rotten Tomatoes

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[:1-1] Elley, Derek (June 17, 2003). "Review: Wild Card". Variety. Archived from the original on 2015-06-17. Retrieved 2015-01-25.

[2] 정진영-양동근 <와일드 카드>에서 '국가대표 형사'로 선발. Cine21 (in Korean). September 12, 2002. Archived from the original on 2015-01-20. Retrieved 2015-01-20.

[3] "Wild Card (2003) Movie Review from Eye for Film". Eyeforfilm. Archived from the original on 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2020-09-26.

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