Midnight F.M.

Dark and Brooding Korean Drama
Soo Ae still has good acting chops, but the material, as some other Korean dramas, is dark , cruel, and anti-social. Is this the image of Seoul after dark? Moody, atmospheric, well made, but sooo dark. You cheer when the psycho get his, if only to end the movie sooner. Seeing children deal with killings and a psychopath makes this a like, not love movie.

Not Impressed
I would first off like to state that I am a huge fan of films from South Korea. I've enjoyed A Bittersweet Life, A Tale of Two Sisters, JSA, Oldboy, Shiri, Lady Vengeance, I Saw the Devil, Sympathy for Mister Vengeance, I'm a Cyborg, The Host, Memories of Murder, Mother, Chaser, Thirst, The Good The Bad The Weird, and numerous others. However, I did not like this movie. The one five star review that was on here at the time of this writing made me think that it was going to be a truly great film. I was less than pleased. I believe I should point out any positive traits first and then move on to the negative. Yu Ji-tae is amazing. He's really intimidating in this film. If there is one reason to watch this film, it's for his performance. That's it.

Now on to the negative bits. There are two things about this film that every time I've watched it bother the crap out of me. I would like to state that I've watched it in full once and half way through on three separate occasions, I...

My Favorite Korean Thriller In Recent Years
There have been a handful of South Korean thrillers that have earned a bit of hype over the past few years: "The Chaser" (2008) and "I Saw the Devil" (2010) being the two obvious choices, though "Mother" (2009) could also be considered if one classifies it as a dramatic thriller. I recently posted an IMDb user comment on "No Mercy" (2010), which I personally enjoyed more than the aforementioned films in terms of pure entertainment value. However, "Midnight F.M." (2010) has now ascended to my top spot.

Here's a reworded plot summary from AsianMediaWiki: Popular TV anchorwoman & late night radio host Sun-Young (Soo Ae: "Sunny" 2008, "Once in a Summer" 2006) prepares to work her final radio program, after which she will prepare to take her daughter to America the following morning. During the radio show Sun-Young receives a startling text message from a man named Dong-Su (Yoo Ji-Tae: "Oldboy" 2003, "One Fine Spring Day" 2001), who has broken into her apartment and taken...

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