
After his father's botched espionage mission, North Korean Myung-hoon and his young sister Hye-in are sent to a labor prison camp. In order to save his sister's life, Myung-hoon "volunteers" to become a spy and infiltrates the South as a teenage defector. While attending high school in the South (his cover), he meets another girl named Hye-in and rescues her when she comes under attack by school bullies. South Korean Intelligence soon discovers Myung-hoon's activities and beg... (Full plot summary below)
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After his father's botched espionage mission, North Korean Myung-hoon and his young sister Hye-in are sent to a labor prison camp. In order to save his sister's life, Myung-hoon "volunteers" to become a spy and infiltrates the South as a teenage defector. While attending high school in the South (his cover), he meets another girl named Hye-in and rescues her when she comes under attack by school bullies. South Korean Intelligence soon discovers Myung-hoon's activities and begins tracking him, all the while as his own government sends a vicious assassin to eliminate him.
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| New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisFor all the shooting, knifing and nattering about sleeper cells, the film feels weirdly static and terminally tired. |
| Movie MezzanineJake ColeCommitment may not be the next big K-cinema import, but it's a fine display of solid craftsmanship. |
| NYC Movie GuruAvi OfferAn entertaining, well-cast action thriller, but it grows increasingly mindless, pedestrian, contrived and convoluted. |
| Cinemalogue.comTodd JorgensonThe film features a variety of kinetic and well choreographed action sequences but is strictly an exercise in style over substance. |
| Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenBoilerplate shootouts and conflagrations get the better of the movie's second half, but for the most part, first-time director Park Hong-soo strikes the right balance between take-no-prisoners espionage and teenage angst. |
| VarietyMaggie LeeTyro helmer Park Hong-soo handles wall-to-wall action, political intrigue and adolescent love with a relentless efficiency that befits his protagonist, even if the execution can feel as methodical as that of a killer checking off a hit list. |
| The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckPark Hong-soo’s debut feature includes enough kinetic action sequences to satisfy genre fans even while its dramatic elements leave something to be desired. |
| Washington PostMark JenkinsHaving ruled out humor, the movie emphasizes action and melodrama. Director Park Hong-soo, making his feature debut, handles the former with proficiency but little flair. |
| Philadelphia InquirerTirdad DerakhshaniLots of family tragedy, saccharine love, and high-impact tae kwon do. |
| Village VoiceSimon AbramsWhen Commitment isn't a perfectly forgettable action film, it's either an oil-thin melodrama or a charbroiled treat for meatheads. |