Yaksha: Ruthless Operations (2022)
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Nicknamed after a human-devouring spirit, the ruthless leader of an overseas black ops team takes up a dangerous mission in a city riddled with spies.
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... Jee Kang-in
... Han Ji-hoon
... Ozawa
... Hong
... Hee-won
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OK-ish mash-up
A secret service outpost has been sending made-up reports for over a year, and now an inspector is sent to find out what's going on there. South-Korean, North-Korean, Chinese and Japanese spies trying to out-trick, -guess and -gun each others... the sales pitch sounds good!
Unfortunately, only a few scenes deliver glimpses of what this could have been if its potential had been realised into something original.
But playing it safe, most of "Yaksha: Ruthless Operations" is a mix of Buddy Cop, Mission Impossible, James Bond knock-off, good old 80s action heroes wearing thick Plot Armour, and flat cardboard characters. The longer it runs, the more disappointing it gets.
The only surprise is the ending, but it is not a plot twist:
(possible spoiler... but you see it coming all the time)
The Good Cop has been transformed into a Bad Cop, And That's OK. Before, the protagonist was against wanton violence, killing, torture; now his attitude is "whatever it takes", no holds barred.
And everybody is happy with this outcome, possible sequel hinted at in end credits.
A funny short scene at 00:42, in a bar, is worth seeing; skip the rest.
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Release Date:
2022-04-08
Run Time:
125 min
Reviews of
Yaksha: Ruthless Operations
OK-ish mash-up
A secret service outpost has been sending made-up reports for over a year, and now an inspector is sent to find out what's going on there. South-Korean, North-Korean, Chinese and Japanese spies trying to out-trick, -guess and -gun each others... the sales pitch sounds good!
Unfortunately, only a few scenes deliver glimpses of what this could have been if its potential had been realised into something original.
But playing it safe, most of "Yaksha: Ruthless Operations" is a mix of Buddy Cop, Mission Impossible, James Bond knock-off, good old 80s action heroes wearing thick Plot Armour, and flat cardboard characters. The longer it runs, the more disappointing it gets.
The only surprise is the ending, but it is not a plot twist:
(possible spoiler... but you see it coming all the time)
The Good Cop has been transformed into a Bad Cop, And That's OK. Before, the protagonist was against wanton violence, killing, torture; now his attitude is "whatever it takes", no holds barred.
And everybody is happy with this outcome, possible sequel hinted at in end credits.
A funny short scene at 00:42, in a bar, is worth seeing; skip the rest.
Cast & Crew of
Yaksha: Ruthless Operations
Cast
... Jee Kang-in
... Han Ji-hoon
... Ozawa
... Hong
... Hee-won
... Jae-gyu
... Jung-dae
... Mun Ju-yeon
... Yum Jung-won
... Ryeon-hee
... Lee Chan-young
... Eleven
... Hye-jin
... Prosecutor Park
... General Manager Oh
Crew
... Editor
... Lighting Director
... Director
... Writer
... Original Music Composer
... Costume Design
... Director of Photography
... Costume Design
... Production Design
... Sound Supervisor
... Special Effects Makeup Artist
... Special Effects Makeup Artist
... Producer
... Special Effects Makeup Artist
... Props
... Digital Intermediate
... Set Decoration
... Makeup & Hair
... Executive Producer
... Props
... Martial Arts Choreographer
... Visual Effects
... Production Sound Mixer
... Special Effects Supervisor
... Executive Producer
... Writer
... Stunts
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