"Fate" ("Sukmyeong 숙명," S. Korea) Directed by Kim Hae-gon. Starring Song Seun-heon, Kwon Sang-woo.
In the star-studded gangster film ``The Fate,'' friends become foes and ``pretty'' actors get rough. Actor-turned-director Kim Hae-gon casts hallyu TV stars Kwon Sang-woo (``Stairway to Heaven'') and Song Seung-heon (``Autumn Fairytale'') and other familiar faces to play unfamiliar roles.
`The Fate'' is a quintessential commercial flick that feeds on star power, provocative action and melodrama. While weak storytelling and exhausting running time wane the fun, engaging performances by the supporting actors fill in the missing links.
[...] It's larger than life movie, where ``beautiful'' gangsters sporting sleek suits and an occasional scar win fights with odds of 30:1. The director tries to make a film a la Kwak Gyeong-taek, breaking down handsome actors' chiseled, Greek god image by having them swear and do some high kicks. Song and Kwon try to prove they can do more than just smile and cause ladies to swoon, following in the footsteps of heartthrobs Jang Dong-kun (``Friend'') and Joo Jin-mo (``A Love''). They tried, at least. >>More
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