
Seok-heon, a bank security guard, gains superpowers one day after drinking water from a mountain spring affected by a meteor. He then sets out to protect his estranged daughter Roo-mi and her neighborhood from a construction company controlled by the mafia, using his recently-arrived superpower: the power of psychokinesis, and in the process becomes a superhero.... (Full plot summary below)
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Seok-heon, a bank security guard, gains superpowers one day after drinking water from a mountain spring affected by a meteor. He then sets out to protect his estranged daughter Roo-mi and her neighborhood from a construction company controlled by the mafia, using his recently-arrived superpower: the power of psychokinesis, and in the process becomes a superhero.
Leave your thoughts about Psychokinesis.
| DeciderJoe ReidStream it... This is a movie that starts out pretty strange, but it absolutely rewards you for sticking with it. |
| CinéfilozEmmanuel BáezPsychonikesis is what Hancock could have been... [Full review in Spanish] |
| Hindustan TimesRohan NaaharA much-needed antidote to the colossal scale of Avengers: Infinity War, an inventive superhero tale in the vein of Chronicle, Unbreakable. |
| IndieWireDavid EhrlichPsychokinesis doesn’t leave you with much more than a bittersweet feeling about it all, but it’s an appropriately different takeaway from such a refreshingly different superhero movie. |
| ThrillistKaren HanMaybe it's a little silly, but all superhero films are. Yeon is just the rare breed of director who knows how to turn that kind of genre stamp to his advantage. |
| The Daily DotEddie StraitFor every laugh, you'll find a moment that makes you roll your eyes-with a title like Psychokinesis, the movie's unevenness is what you're signing up for. |
| Cine VértigoErnesto DiezmartinezThe approach is very similar to any Hollywood super-hero movie... but much better. |
| User ReviewChris GAfter watching Train to Busan I knew I wanted to see more movies directed by Yeon Sang-ho. Psychokinesis is a much different story but just as good. The story was about a serious situation, which is sadly often overshadowed and not in the news, yet incorporated a ton of good humor. Some of the humor was childish, but still made me laugh. I think it is wrong to compare this movie to the likes of the Avengers or Justice League. I think this movie is more about the father daughter relationship and the obstacles they have to endure. After Mr. Shin receives his powers the movie ignores his power's origin. Sang-ho doesn't want to focus on how he got the powers and the mystery behind them, but how Mr. Shin would use them. I think the closest "superhero" movie comparison would be Hancock. The character development was amazing, as well as the acting. The visual and special effects for this movie were also great. |
| User ReviewDeanomiteYeon Sang ho is an excellent director (Train to Busan), this movie has good cinematography, fluid camerawork and snappy editing. Seeing them try to explain the video was hilarious, worth the movie. I really like how the cops seem to be from Jet Grind Radio. |
| User ReviewmmadnessgamesAt one point in the movie somebody says, "If you're a superhero shouldn't you have a mask like Spiderman?" Fortunately, this superhero movie wasn't adapted from a children's comic book. So, it doesn't have to concern itself with such nonsense. There are no super villains. No aliens. No cameos or crossovers artificially inserted into the plot to advertise a dozen other superhero trademarks. This is just a film about a guy who develops a power. There's a lot of humour and the performances are good. It's not a great film, overall, but at least it doesn't leave a bad taste in my mouth like The Avengers or Justice League. |