THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE KOREAN PRESIDENT AND THE RIGHT-HAND MAN WHO PULLED THE TRIGGER It is 1979, and South Korea has been under the absolute domination of President Park's dictatorship for 18 long years. Kim Gyu-pyeong, the director of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency, has asserted his loyalty to the president despite having his doubts about the leader's intentions. When the former director of the KCIA flees to America with a time-bomb of government secrets, Kim is se... (Full plot summary below)
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THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE KOREAN PRESIDENT AND THE RIGHT-HAND MAN WHO PULLED THE TRIGGER It is 1979, and South Korea has been under the absolute domination of President Park's dictatorship for 18 long years. Kim Gyu-pyeong, the director of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency, has asserted his loyalty to the president despite having his doubts about the leader's intentions. When the former director of the KCIA flees to America with a time-bomb of government secrets, Kim is sent on a mission to stop the truth in its tracks. But as the government's web of lies continues to be spun, tensions build, alliances crumble, and the once impenetrable leadership must face the fact that all men, no matter how powerful, must die.
Leave your thoughts about The Man Standing Next.
| The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThough touching on a le Carre-like web of loyalties, ambition and hidden agendas, the film is generally less engrossing than that might suggest, only coming to life in the sweaty hours leading up to that murder. |
| Film ThreatAlex SavelievThere’s no denying the filmmaking mastery on display, but perhaps Min-ho could make his future history lessons a little more approachable. |
| User ReviewJLuis_001I found it quite interesting. The intrigue is very good, although I couldn't help but feel that I needed some kind of prior knowledge to experience better what I was seeing. The Man Standing Next is also more slower than I would've liked, but it never lost my attention. It's pretty well elaborated, especially the feeling of the time in which the story unfolds, and the performance of its protagonist Lee Byung-hun is quite solid, I just feel that it lacked more punch and better co-stars for its lead actor. |
