The acting seems alright. Jin-Hi struck me as giving the best performance. Lee Jong-Hyuk’s direction was relatively simple. It was one of the least interesting directing styles that I’ve seen out of Korea. The story is relatively boring and takes some really absurd turns that cause you to throw all logic out the window. Overall, the movie is pretty boring and relatively uninteresting.

I suppose the acting’s not that bad. I just find some of it to be forced. The direction is nothing particularly spectacular, but it’s good blockbuster action filmmaking. The story has very little too it. The action was the most disappointing part of the film. There’s a cool car stunt early on, but most of the hand-to-hand fighting throughout the film is disappointing.

This is a straightforward genre action picture. It’s not that bad, but I was expecting a lot more.

I was impressed with most of the performances, especially as I was unfamiliar with most of the cast. Kang Woo-Suk’s direction is relatively simple, but good. This is a relatively tired story of a cop trying to catch a rich criminal, who gets increasingly frustrated with the loopholes of the legal system. There are two good fights early on, choreographed by Jung Doo-Hong, the best of which is at a restaurant. Unfortunately, there’s little action after that, except a good quick car stunt scene and a disappointing finale.

This film was good, but went on for way too long and offered too little new to the genre.

The acting is great, especially from Song Kang-Ho. Park Chan-Wook’s direction is good, but I didn’t like it as much as "Oldboy". I felt like it had a toned down, Japanese feel to it. The plot is pretty good and, like like the rest of the vengeance trilogy, it says some interesting things about revenge.

The performers are all good, but it is a comedy, so there are no breathtaking performances. Ryoo Seung-Wan’s direction is pretty good. He creates a film very similar to Stephen Chow’s work. Being a comedy, the film’s messages get a little lost and unfinished, but it’s a good story overall. The action scenes are possibly the most lacking. There are not many, and a lot of it gets lost in wirework. However, the empty hand segments are pretty good. Although the two main stars were not amazing, they were pretty good at times.

You'll swear that "Arahan" is a Stephen Chow comedy made in Korea.

The acting is really good all around. A lot of the actors create really great characters. Ryoo Seung-Wan’s direction is really good. Every so often he has a really amazing shot or well-edited joke. The story does a good job of creating several characters and having several storylines intertwine. The female characters are particularly interesting. Jeon Do-Yeon’s character was particularly interesting in walking the line between the stereotypical heroine and the bitch. The action scenes are few, but relatively enjoyable. Jung Doo-Hung’s fights are the best.

"No Blood No Tears" is for everyone who likes some content and innovation in their action movies, and not just senseless violence.

The performances are all outstanding. Woon Kim-Ji directs an amazingly suspenseful and creepy horror film. The story takes a few turns that make it weirder and creepier. If anything, I was a little confused by the end, but that didn't take away from enjoying the film.

The performances are great, particularly from the leads. Kwak Jae-Young’s direction is really good. This appears to be a simple romantic comedy, but it takes a lot of fun turns that aren’t quite expected. The really surprising thing is that it’s over two hours long and yet doesn’t get boring. It has many cliches that you'd expect from romantic comedies, but it does them all well and possibly better than all the films before it.

The acting is very good. All of the actors are spot on. Yoo Ha’s direction is very good. He has a good sense of both style and realism. The story is a well-done gangster movie with the added twist of a film director who’s making a film about gangsters. The romance and character development are also particularly well done. The action scenes are some of Jung Doo-Hung’s best stuff. It’s more of his usual gangster swinging, but it seems to be best done here than almost anywhere else. There’s a lot of action relatively early in the film and then it calms down for a while, but is still enjoyable. I was surprised at how good and agile the lead was.

"A Dirty Carnival" will catch you by surprise with its great characters and storytelling in an almost tired genre.

Choi Min-Sik gives a fantastic performance as the film’s lead. You get a good sense of the fullness of the character, and his transformations. All of the other parts are played well. Park Chan-Wook’s direction is great, and one of the best parts of the film. The plot is very well-written, both in the story and character development. There’s more action than one would expect from a movie like this. The action’s relatively realistic, but not to the point of sacrificing cinematic pleasure.

Overall, "Oldboy" is an off-beat masterpiece that couldn't possibly be any better.

The acting is magnificent and the direction is even better. The story makes for a well written character piece inside a drama/comedy. There's actually not a lot of action, although action fans will probably enjoy the style of some sequences.

Incredibly charming and fun to watch, I absolutely love "Guns & Talks".

The acting isn't bad, particularly on the part of the lead. The director is highly stylized. The plot changes depending on whether you are watching the original Korean version or the English MTV dub. They are essentially the same, but the Korean story is a bit better. The action scenes aren’t too high on martial arts. Most of it’s wirework and anime-style fantasy. However, there are enjoyable bits to it.

The story may not be too interesting, and the film may be low on content, but the visual style makes it entertaining, if nothing else. See the original Korean version, as you'll get more bang for your buck.

Most of the acting is not that great and the direction appears to be almost non-existent. Plus, the movie looks like it was practically shot on home video. The story is relatively unoriginal and uninteresting, but I do give it credit for throwing in the occasional thoughts or musings about the martial arts. None of the characters are that great and many are annoying, too. Some of the suspense elements kept the story going for a short while. The action scenes are very disappointing. Many of the fighters are not very good, and those that are tend to be wasted on crappy choreography.

A true disappointment that you'll be better off not seeing.

All of the performances are great. Yang Yun-Ho's direction is wonderful and keeps the film at a good, enjoyable pace. The fact that this film is based on a true story really gets me, even if it is embelished. The plot begins to deteriorate towards the end, but finds its center again and continues to please. Although the action scenes are often short or in montage, they’re all really fun to watch. The fighters are good and the choreography is a great example of Jung Doo-Hung's fight choreography.

The acting’s not the greatest, but there are at least some quality actors in this film. They just don’t give quality performances. Don E. Fauntelroy’s direction is good, but nowhere near as good as "Mercenary for Justice". The story gets props for only one or two scenes in which Seagal speaks about the loss of his son. That’s the only time the story shows any depth. The action scenes are okay. They’re better than some of Seagal’s recent attempts, and there’s some nice Aikido here and there. There’s a really long car chase and a really funny fight in which Seagal hits one guy in the groin 12 times.

If nothing else, the film is worth seeing for how often Seagal kicks someone in the groin.

The overall acting is pretty good. Actors like Tommy Lee Jones are, of course, great. Andrew Davis’s direction was pretty good. The action was slightly disappointing. Maybe it was just because there seemed to be a lack of action sequences. Seagal had a good knife fight, and there were a few good shootouts. The knife fight at the end was good, but was shot and cut too oddly.

Not Seagal's best, but still enjoyable.

Skip it and watch the first one again.

The acting’s nothing special, but it’s above average for a Seagal movie at that time. Don E. Fauntelroy’s direction is above average for a Seagal film. It’s a little too artsy at times, but he does a really good job of hiding Seagal’s stand-in. The cinematography is also great. The plot has a spirituality aspect to the film that really seems like it was added at the last minute. The action has some good moments here and there, but it’s overall lacking. Talented people like Eric Betts and Randy Couture are entirely wasted.

The acting has its moments. Steven Seagal, Tom Sizemore, and Jaime Pressly are all pretty good. Dennis Hopper was good, but he was a little odd, and his accent kept turning on and off. Albert Pyun’s direction was alright. There’s not a whole lot of action. Steven Seagal gets a few minutes of Aikido towards the end.

Maybe slightly above average for Steven Seagal, but that doesn't make it good or enjoyable.

Maybe Seagal's recent trend of bad movies is lowering my standards, but I thought this film was alright.

The acting is fair. Michael Caine was good, as expected. Seagal’s direction wasn’t too bad. The story is an above average idea about an environmentalist taking down a corrupt corporation polluting the earth. This film shows some better Seagal Aikido. There’s a cool bar scene early on, and there are a couple of cool fights at the end, plus a classic moment where Seagal's fist goes through a man's chest.

Corny, but higher quality than Seagal's usual.

Like many of these films, some actors are good, and some are downright awful. On the whole, the acting is above average, but a couple bad actors really ruin some scenes. Don E. FauntLeRoy’s direction is really great. I think he’s made one of Seagal’s finest films. The story is about a group of mercenaries who attempt to get back at the corrupt government that double crossed them. Although the characters may not be amazing and some of the dialogue sucks, it’s not a bad story. The action scenes are a little disappointing. There are some great shootouts and stuff, but Seagal hardly does any Aikido.

"Mercenary of Justice" lacks in action, but exceeds in quality.

Like usual, there’s nothing good here. Tom Wright does a bad job of pretending to be Jamaican. The direction is standard and the script is poor. The action scenes are decent. One of the fights towards the end in which Seagal takes on three men at once is filmed very well like most Aikido demonstrations.

Boring and skippable, save for the one good Aikido fight.

Most of the acting is pretty bad. In fact, this is some of the worst acting to come out of a Van Damme movie. The script is written far worse than the original. The action is pretty simple in the beginning. Things heat up after a while. Van Damme has a short, but nice fight in a hospital, and follows with a really nice finale. Michael Jai White has some pretty impressive kicking ability. There’s one early action scene in which Van Damme’s outfit changes a few times.

The bad acting and sci-fi atmosphere of this film really made me not enjoy this movie. Even the decent finale could not save it.

Perhaps this was Van Damme’s best role because he didn’t have to act with any emotion throughout most of the movie. The acting is mostly bad. Roland Emmerich does a decent job with the sci-fi direction. What surprised me was that there's not a lot of action and few action scenes are any good. There’s not much martial arts, either.

I liked the plot and idea of this movie, but the overall quality was not that great. The story was like a bizarre cross between "The Fugitive" and "The Terminator".

Steven Seagal puts in an above average performance. Some of the other actors are welcomed, such as Matthew Davis. Ken Lo struggles with his English so much that his performance comes out horrible. Mink does a decent job with the direction. The first of Seagal’s action sequences is a welcomed kick back to his usual. There’s a good swordfight in the end, but overall, not much to see here. Ken Lo is sadly wasted.

It's a shame this movie is so bad because there was some great casting in this film, from Ken Lo ("Drunken Master 2") to Chiaki Kuriyama ("Battle Royale", "Kill Bill Volume 1") to Akira Terao ("Casshern").

Most of the acting isn’t that great. Frederick Coffin is slightly better here than he was in "Memorial Day". Bruce Malmuth’s direction is on par with other Seagal films of this time period. The action is not even as good as "Above the Law". The first fight scene is the best and probably has the most Aikido. However, it cannot compare to the classroom scene in "Above the Law". In this film, Steven Seagal seems to be more forceful and throws more actual strikes than in "Above the Law".

This film is barely more enjoyable than "Above the Law", but the action is not as good.

Most of the acting is not all that great. Most of it isn’t terrible, but it’s not terrific, either. The script is an above average B sci-fi plot about cops traveling through time. Most action scenes are not all that great. There’s some martial arts mixed in with some gun shootouts. Neither one is all that exciting. Van Damme throws some good kicks and shows off his split from time to time.

I was a bit disappointed by all the buzz and praise "Timecop" gets. It is more original than Van Damme's usual, but the action doesn't hold my attention as well.

Van Damme gives one of his better performances. He is much better at playing the Replicant than The Torch. Both roles show some versatility. Michael Rooker is also good. Ringo Lam gives some good direction, even though it is somewhat ordinary at times. There’s not much action in this movie. There are only about two decent fight scenes. Most of the action really isn’t that great, even if it’s non-martial arts action.

This movie was much different than I expected. The story is good and the acting is surprisingly good, but the movie has a hard time keeping things interesting for long periods of time, possibly due to the lack of action.

The acting in the film is not award-winning, but good. The direction is pretty good as well. Some action scenes are good, and some leave something to be desired. There are some standard Seagal action scenes and some more Hollywood action scenes. Seagal has one or two of his better fights in this movie and Keenan Ivory Wayans' humor does a nice job of balancing out Seagal's wooden performance.

The acting's not that great, and will probably remind most people of a cheesy after school special. Corey Yuen is good to have for his fight talents, but his direction provides nothing new. This script is really poorly written and goofy. It’s about the new martial artist in town learning how to fight from Bruce Lee’s ghost. The action scenes are better than the average Hollywood martial arts fight scene. It also contains some of Van Damme’s better fighting. It's a shame he didn't do more work with Corey Yuen and Hong Kong directors early on.

Goofy and dated, but worth seeing for some above average action.