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5 Aug 16th, 2009 

5 Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful

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Compelling, impressive, good script, great leads

Disadvantages:
Slightly predictable

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Taegukgi begins with an old man receiving word about about some remains wrongly identified as his own at a memorial site due to be set up. He believes they may be those of his brother and thus visits the site. Whilst there he tells his family the tale of how he and his brother became involved in the army.

In Seoul in 1950, Jin-seok's education is paid for by his brother, Jin-tae's shoe shine shop. War breaks out between South Korea and North Korea and the brothers are forced to join the army. Jin-tae takes on dangerous missions with the aim of being given the reward of sending Jin-seok home. Jin-seok has no idea why his brother is taking these missions and thus assumes he is doing so for glory.

Taegukgi is impressive despite being a little predictable. The strain upon both soldiers and civilians during war is well portrayed. The plight of the soldiers against the enemy and the brothers' friends and family ensure the audience connects with the main characters. The visuals are impressive, the acting by Won Bin, Lee Eun-ju and Jang Dong-gun is convincing and the script is clearly well written.

You don't have to be a fan of war films to enjoy Taegukgi. It's as much about human connections in difficult times as it is about war. 

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