The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful (Korean: 신의 한 수: 귀수편; RR: Sin-ui Han Su: Gwisupyeon) is a 2019 South Korean neo-noir action crime film directed by Lee Khan.[2] A prequel spin-off to the 2014 film The Divine Move, it stars Kwon Sang-woo, Kim Hee-won, and Kim Sung-kyun.[3] The film premiered in South Korean cinemas on November 7, 2019.[4]
| The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 신의 한 수: 귀수편 |
| Revised Romanization | Sin-ui Han Su: Gwisupyeon |
| Directed by | Lee Khan |
| Written by | Yoo Sung-hyub |
| Produced by | Lee Jin-sung |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Kim Dong-young |
| Edited by | Shin Min-kyung |
| Music by | Jang Hyuk-jin Jang Yong-jin |
Production company | Mays Entertainment |
| Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$15.6 million[1][2] |
Synopsis edit
Gwi-soo (Kwon Sang-woo) loses everything due to the game of baduk. With the help of his baduk teacher Heo Il-do (Kim Sung-kyun) and Teacher Ddong (Kim Hee-won), Gwi-soo jumps into the high stakes baduk game. He goes up against masters from all over the country.
Cast edit
- Kwon Sang-woo as Gwi-soo
- Park Sang-hoon as young Gwi-soo
- Kim Hee-won as Teacher Ddong
- Kim Sung-kyun as Heo Il-do
- Heo Sung-tae as "Busan Weed"
- Woo Do-hwan as "Loner"
- Stephanie Lee as Hwang Sun-hee
- Jung In-gyeom as Hwang Duk-young
- Won Hyun-joon as Shaman Jansung
- Shin Soo-yeon as Soo-yeon
- Kim Jung-pal as Son-hyung
- Go Se-won as Priest (cameo)
- Yoo Sun as Madam Hong (cameo)
- Park Kyung-hye as train station clerk (cameo)
- Lee Byung-joon (cameo)
Production edit
Filming began on September 15, 2018 and was wrapped up on January 14, 2019.[5]
Reception edit
Critical response edit
The film received generally positive reviews from critics.[6]
Yoon Min-sik from The Korea Herald wrote, "One-dimensional characters, comic-bookish exaggeration, numerous plot holes and no real twist -- yet the film still manages to be quite fun with adrenaline-pumping action and excitement. It’s not a masterpiece, but it manages to create an intriguing, messed-up world."[7]
Box office edit
On its opening day, the film finished first place at the box office by attracting 176,604 moviegoers, ahead of Terminator: Dark Fate and Kim Ji-young: Born 1982.[8] During its opening weekend, the film topped box office with US$6.74 million gross from 879,000 admissions.[9] The film surpassed 2 million admissions on November 22.[10]
As of June 20, 2022, the film attracted 2,159,081 admissions with US$14.3 million gross.[2]
References edit
- ^ "The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- ^ a b c "The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful (2019)". Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ Pierce Conran (October 28, 2019). "THE DIVINE MOVE 2: THE WRATHFUL Angles for November Release". Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ "신의 한 수: 귀수편". Naver (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 24, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ Kim Mi-hwa (September 12, 2018). "권상우X우도환 '귀수' 크랭크인.."모든 것을 걸었다"". Starnews (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ William Schwartz (November 9, 2019). "[HanCinema's Film Review] "The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful"". HanCinema. Archived from the original on April 9, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ Yoon Min-sik (October 30, 2019). "[Herald Review] 'The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful' a flawed, but entertaining piece". The Herald Korea. Archived from the original on March 6, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ Jo Hyun-joo (November 8, 2019). "[Y이슈] '신의 한 수: 귀수편', 박스오피스 1위로 출발...흥행 강자 되나". YTN (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ Pierce Conran (November 12, 2019). "THE DIVINE MOVE 2 Posts Strong Debut". Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ Ha Soo-jung (November 22, 2019). "'신의한수:귀수편' 200만 돌파, 권상우→우도환 화끈한 송판 격파 [공식]". OSEN (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
