Deliver Us From Evil (2020)

Deliver Us from Evil is a 2020 South Korean action film written and directed by Hong Won-Chan, starring Hwang Jung-min, Lee Jung-jae and Park Jeong-min. The film follows In-nam, a hitman who plans to retire after completing a final hit, but finds himself linked to a kidnapping case in Thailand and targeted by Ray, the man whose sibling he assassinated. The film was shot in Thailand, South Korea and Japan, with almost 80 percent of the filming done in Thailand. It marks the reunion of Hwang and Lee after their 2013 film New World.

Jung-min portrays a John Wick like agent (named In-nam) who assassinates a Yakuza mobster, triggering Jung-jae’s The Butcher, a blood brother of the deceased to seek revenge. This sounds all pretty banal on paper but what separates “Deliver Us From Evil” from all the other modern cinematic actioners, is how the plot involves stakes with a race against time thrown in for good measure. Without giving too much away and despite a convoluted opening act that establishes key players, the script brings all required puzzle pieces together in a bloody climax that will please fans of the genre. There is some surprising depth behind the chaotic proceedings lending the film more gravitas to its final emotional outcome.

Detailed information:

Starring: Hwang Jung-min, Lee Jung-jae, Park Jeong-min, Choi Hee-seo

Original release: August 5, 2020

Link to watch: imdb.com/title/tt12763920/