All right so the reviews on this one are pretty confusing. while some say the plot is predictable the others say it was entertaining. Let's set things right shall we?

1. Firstly, i'd say this movie is not predictable. Yes it's a hostage situation which naturally means it could predict a few things but to call it entirely predictable is not fair.

2. There was a turn in the film which was entirely breathtaking.

3. The leads - hyun bin was amazing as usual but he takes it a notch up with his antihero role. Son Ye Jin was alright. Despite showing her as intimidating in the start i'd say her role fizzles out to being a little emotional yet endearing.

4. The plot. Now this is what has me in knots. There's so much potential to it. The director chose to leave it open ended. There are a lot of unanswered questions and not in a bad way. It'll almost make one wish for a sequel to find out more about Min Tae Gu. The plot's nature is as such that it could lead to the formation of theories about the questions.

5. This movie clearly demarcated its boundaries and chose to exectue them and i'd say till that extent it was good. But it would've been the best movie out there if it also concentrated on developing the questions in the story.

FINAL VERDICT:

Definetly worth a watch. Hyun bin shines in his character and succeeds in making one root for him. Decent story. Not really predictable.

Personal opinion : made me emotional a few times. Was actually successful in getting me riled up. And thats not just because its hyun bin but because the plot had potential.

Cheerio