Puzzle (2006)
"Puzzle", which marks the debut of short film director Kim Tae Kyung is interesting for a number of reasons, not least of which is the fact that the production completely eschewed any kind of publicity, with a secretive shoot which kept the plot under wraps. Unfortunately this move, presumably designed to make some kind of statement about the massive amounts regularly spent on complex advertising campaigns in the modern Korean film industry, not only didn’t pay off, but also failed to intrigue the public enough to translate into box office takings. This should definitely not be taken as a reflection upon the quality of the film itself, as “Puzzle” is an entertaining, slickly made mystery thriller that deserves to find an audience, arguably more so than some of the rather bloated productions which rack up success solely as a result of their marketing muscle.
The film begins at full tilt, with a man being shot and burned by an unseen assailant in an abandoned factory, before rushing into a wonderfully efficient bank heist in which two robbers make off with a safety deposit box. The thieves, along with two other members of their gang arrive at the factory, only to be confronted by the sight of the corpse, which just happens to be that of another collaborator. Their plans thrown into turmoil, the men start to argue amongst themselves, with the details behind the robbery emerging in flashbacks, including the key facts that they are all complete strangers and that none of them actually know who they are working for, having been lured into the scheme by an unseen mastermind. Needless to say, the stress begins to show as they try to figure out what to do, and as the skeletons start to tumble from the closets, betrayal and violence inevitably ensue.
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Termen: 7 mai.
