This in itself is nothing new, though Lee Won-tae’s script is efficient and packs in the requisite number of twists and turns along the way to its satisfying, if predictable conclusion. With Jang as the case’s only witness, Jung seizes his opportunity, and tries to convince the gangster to team with him in bringing down the murderer, though things don’t quite go as planned.Īlthough it’s a little hard to get excited about yet another glossy, violent Korean mob flick, The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil does at least have an interesting premise, with an edgy dynamic front and centre and with much blurring of the line between good and evil.
Jang survives, and with his pride and reputation hurting him more than his wounds, decides to track down his assailant with the help of his goons. Though his suspicions are ignored, events take an unexpected turn when the killer (Kim Sung-kyu, who also starred with Ma in The box office smash The Outlaws) strikes again, inadvertently targeting mob boss Jang Dong-su (Ma), attacking him on the road, and barely escaping with his own life. Jung Hae-in interview: ‘It’s an ambition of mine to play a villain’Īpparently based loosely on a series of real-life murders, the film is set in Cheonan in the summer of 2005, and opens with maverick detective Jung Tae-seok (Kim Moo-yul, War of the Arrows) trying to convince his boss that what appears to be a road rage killing or robbery might be something more sinister.
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