Haunters
Haunters

Haunters (2010)

6.4 ? Nov 10, 2010 1h 54m

Overview

Cho-in has special powers that allow him to control everyone he can see, that is until he meets Kyu-nam, the only person he can't control. A series of events begins a confrontation that pushes both men to the brink.

Genres

Thriller Science Fiction Action

Release Date

November 10, 2010

Rating

6.4 /10

Runtime

1h 54m

Official Trailer from YouTube

Gang Dong-won

Gang Dong-won

Cho-in

Go Soo

Go Soo

Im Kyu-nam

Enes Kaya

Enes Kaya

Ali

Abu Dodd

Boba

Jung Eun-chae

Jung Eun-chae

Yeong-sook

Byun Hee-bong

Byun Hee-bong

Jung-sik

Yang Kyung-mo

Young Cho-in

Son Ji-na

Son Ji-na

Hyo-sook

Choi Deok-moon

Choi Deok-moon

Abby

Kim In-kwon

Kim In-kwon

Loan Shark

Kim Kwang-kyu

Kim Kwang-kyu

Director

Kim Seo-won

Kim Seo-won

Police Officer Kim

Jo Young-gyu

Jo Young-gyu

Detective

Choi Yoon-suk

Detective

Kang Hyun-joong

Kang Hyun-joong

Taxi Driver

Heo In-young

Laundry Woman

Kim Su-nam

Man Next to Host of Funeral

Kim Young-ah

Kim Young-ah

Wife of Man Next to Host of Funeral

Yeom Hyun-seo

Bicycle Child

Samuel Kang

Police Officer

J

jin7177

8.0/10

Nov 15, 2020

Second time watching this, many years after the first. This movie is just really damn cool. Gang Dong-Won looks fantastic with the kinda messed up hair, rail-thin, physically weak body, and the crazy eyes he gives not only when controlling the minds of his victims, but just when he's looking around or searching for his victims/nemesis. The other guy Go Soo does a fine job too. Although at the beginning he is portrayed as a sort of simpleton, that aspect seems to fade somewhat during the film for some reason. So it's basically these two stalking each other through the city, using their particular gifts to try and take the other down. The bad guy is certainly careless and had a number of opportunities to finish off the good guy but what kind of story would that be. One of the both more frustrating and more admirable aspects of the film is how it never really explains exactly what's going on with, especially, Kyu-Nam. He seems to recover awfully quickly from severe injuries and displays some unusual feats of strength, and also has his obvious mind-control resistance. SPOILERS: The end of the movie finally makes it totally clear that there's something going on with the guy, and that's where I found myself wishing a sequel had been made. Maybe it's better to just leave it as it is though. There are a few issues with the film. It says he has to 'see' his victim to control them, but there are multiple instances of him not even being in the same room or not still being able to see the people he's controlling (like while driving). Maybe just to 'start' controlling them he has to see them? I don't know. Their ability to find one another was also a bit far-fetched. It's a big city. The movie has to keep moving forward though. Also bothered me when the guy is on the ground in the subway station bleeding all over the place and people are just walking by like nothing out of the ordinary is happening. This isn't New York, guys (or at least that's what I've heard about New York). I don't see things happening this way in a (I assume to be) Seoul subway station. Also, how'd he get that leg back on so quickly? Aside from all that, the movie is not a masterpiece, but a thoroughly enjoyable 'superpower' action film with good performances all around, some dramatic moments with real consequences, good character development so those consequences are actually felt, and a pretty satisfying conclusion. I'd give it an 8/10.

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