Well every one who has watched a cop film has seen this plot before. An innocent man is almost killed by a vicious crime lord who wields so much power he is able to stop the police and the media from investigating it. But a loner cop who doesn't mind breaking the rules is on the case and through hell or high water he's gonna solve it.
Veteran picks up the slack. If has lots of smart and exciting action set pieces along with some clever comedy bits. The film also has a very hissable bad guy who you know will get what's coming to him. The film even has an exciting car chase and when was the last time anyone saw a good recent car chase? The Koreans have been producing excellent cop films like Memories of Murder, Mother and I Saw the Devil, maybe time for Hollywood to step it up a bit. Again a very enjoyable crime/action film.
The film was written by the director Ryoo Seung-wan who apparently specializes in these types of films. In fact he sticks in a tribute to Walter Hill's The Warriors. The running time is 123 minutes,
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