![]() ![]() This seems forced and as if it is meant to conceal the rather unpolished script. Everyone is supposed to throw around their superpowers as casually as possible. The only thing that's important here is the coolness factor. This is all a bit frustrating, as you get the feeling of being kept in suspense, only to then get a disappointing resolution in another sequel - if at all. That could still have been fine if the movie didn't deliberately leave the agendas of the respective groups in the dark. Unfortunately, the flick is quite cluttered with "witches", so that it's almost impossible to categorize any party and put them into the larger picture.Īs soon as the group of witches who specifically came from Shanghai is woven into the storyline too, you simply lose track of how many parties with whatever kind of different goals there actually are in this movie. Since there might be some feminists for whom something like this is important, it's maybe worth mentioning that men in "The Witch 2" actually only take on insignificant supporting roles, but it is not bothering and instead fits quite nicely, because it is justified in terms of theme and story (unlike in some other movies nowadays), and the title of the movie already shows that. ![]() The special-op mercenary has some nice banter with her partner in English, and in terms of language proficiency actress Seo Eun-soo, who was mostly known for roles in drama series so far, also manages to convince, so that a pleasant chemistry is able to develop between the two. The more light-hearted sequences work better when it comes to Jo-hyeon and her partner. ![]() But the humor turns out a little ingenuous. It becomes clear that through this family, which the girl is slowly becoming a part of, although mainly on paper, the tone is also supposed to become more carefree. But fortunately, everything falls into place towards the end, and you are rewarded with a well-done finale. This even goes so far that you start to think that "The Other One" might be a boring rehash of the first flick. Unfortunately, the sequel is pretty disappointing when it comes to the script (as was the case with the first part to be honest). Director Park Hoon-jung clearly had a special vision that he wanted to put on screen, and it's quite fascinating. The special thing about this movie, which can be described as a dark and bloody superhero movie full of antiheroes, is the atmosphere that, up until then, could not be found in any other Korean movie. ![]() However, if you took a look at the success this flick had at the box offices, it should have been clear that there just had to be a sequel, especially since the filmmakers announced at least a trilogy. Review: It felt like an eternity before a sequel to this unusual action movie found its way to the screen, so much so that you even had to ask yourself whether the "Part 1" in "The Witch - Part 1: Subversion" was actually just a publicity stunt. What they have in common is that, like the girl who escaped from the laboratory, they all have supernatural abilities that they have acquired through genetic experiments. Jo-hyeon suspects that her rival from ten years ago could mess things up for her, but a team from Shanghai that wants to eliminate the girl turns out to be an even bigger threat for her. However, they are not the only ones who are chasing after the nameless girl. Shortly afterwards, Jo-hyeon (Seo Eun-soo) and her partner (Justin John Harvey) are hired to bring the girl back. Kyeong-hee does not quite know what to do with the fact that the strange girl has superhuman abilities, but she saved her life, so she takes her home with her. The gangsters take the blood-covered nameless girl with them, but she eventually has to eliminate them when they start to get violent. Since up to this point, Kyeong-hee vehemently refused to sell, they now want to resort to harsher means. Coincidentally, at that moment, some gangsters pass by who want to buy the house of Kyeong-hee (Park Eun-bin) because they need the land on which a new neighborhood is supposed to be developed. The girl does not know what happened or even who she is, and so she stumbles out of the research facility and through a forest until she gets to a road. Around her there are numerous dead bodies and an alarm echoes through the facility. Story: A girl (Shin Si-ah) wakes up in a research lab. ![]()
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