Mantis (2025)
5.8 /10
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Mantis, an ace assassin, returns to the contract killer industry after a hiatus, encountering his trainee friend Jae-yi and a retired legendary killer Dok-go, who now runs the organization.
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... Lee Han-wool / Mantis
... Shin Jae-yi
... Benjamin Jo
... Yang Soo-min
... Puma Lee
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What do you call an action movie, with little actual action?
You could call it "Mantis" but I'll simply call it boring. This film has no idea what it wants to be. It starts off well enough but then gets mired down in a morass of ideas, a romance, an assassins business venture and other innocuous nonsense.
Acting is decent and sets are well done, action is solid too. So why the hell not build on that formula?
In summary, this is what happens when you don't adhere to core premise your film is based upon. Its a common failing these days with writers who try too hard to be clever, when the "simple" answer is right in front of them. Suffice to say, one to avoid.
Director:
Writer:
Lee Tae-sung (Writer)
Byun Sung-hyun (Writer)
Lee Jin-seong (Writer)
Byun Sung-hyun (Characters)
Release Date:
2025-09-26
Run Time:
113 min
Reviews of
Mantis
What do you call an action movie, with little actual action?
You could call it "Mantis" but I'll simply call it boring. This film has no idea what it wants to be. It starts off well enough but then gets mired down in a morass of ideas, a romance, an assassins business venture and other innocuous nonsense.
Acting is decent and sets are well done, action is solid too. So why the hell not build on that formula?
In summary, this is what happens when you don't adhere to core premise your film is based upon. Its a common failing these days with writers who try too hard to be clever, when the "simple" answer is right in front of them. Suffice to say, one to avoid.
Cast & Crew of
Mantis
Cast
... Lee Han-wool / Mantis
... Shin Jae-yi
... Benjamin Jo
... Yang Soo-min
... Puma Lee
... Kim Dong-yeong
... Nam Bae-soo
... Dok-go
... Cha Min-gyu
... Gil Bok-soon
... Gwang-cheon / Bi-cheon
... Mr. Bae
... Manager Yoo
... Secretary
... MK Desk
... Leaflet
... Tatto
... Cha Min-hee (archive footage)
... Han Hee-sung (archive footage)
... Shin (archive footage)
... Kim Young-ji (archive footage)
... Hyun-chul (archive footage)
... Su-guen (archive footage)
... Gwang-man (archive footage)
... Yoon-sub (archive footage)
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... Director
... Writer
... Writer
... Writer
... Characters
... Original Music Composer
... Costume Design
... Director of Photography
... Martial Arts Choreographer
... Producer
... Producer
... Lighting Director
... Production Design
... Production Design
... Production Sound Mixer
... Makeup & Hair
... Martial Arts Choreographer
... Grip
... Props
... Set Decoration
... Editor
... Editor
... Digital Intermediate
... Visual Effects
... Line Producer
... Special Effects Supervisor
... Special Effects Supervisor
... Special Effects Makeup Artist
... Special Effects Makeup Artist
... Sound Supervisor
... Assistant Director
... Assistant Director
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