The Villainess review: Ferocious revenge thriller takes your breath away
THE Villainess is not for the faint-hearted.
The Villainess is a ferocious revenge thriller
This ferocious revenge thriller takes your breath away with its jaw-dropping action sequences and blood-soaked disregard for human life.
James Bond and Jason Bourne seem mild-mannered compared to Kim Ok-bin’s Sook-Hee.
Trained as a killer and recruited by the Korean Intelligence Agency, Sook-Hee burns with a hunger to avenge the death of her father.
She poses as a single mother and professional actress in a plot filled with betrayal, divided loyalties and flashbacks to her early years which provide an emotional connection to the character that sustains us through the mayhem and murder.
A motorbike chase involving a death-defying sword fight is incredible while the climax on a speeding bus is a stunning testimony to the performers and fight choreographers.
The camerawork places you right in the heart of the action, dodging every bullet and trying to avoid a punch in the eye. Exhausting, edge-of-the-seat thrills.