Extreme Job (2019)

Extreme Job (2019)

A delightfully silly Korean comedy that combines crimefighting and fried chicken

7.5

Movie

South Korea
Japanese, Korean, Mandarin
Action, Comedy, Crime, Family
2019
LEE BYEONG-HEON, LEE BYOUNG-HEON
Gong Myeong, Gong Myoung, Han Jun-woo
111 min

What it's about

A drug squad attempts to take down a criminal organization and they must go undercover to do so, so they begin working at a chicken restaurant, that becomes famous for its delicious chicken. Due to the unexpected popularity, the detectives find themselves in a situation they never expected.

The take

A Korean police comedy built on a premise so dumb it's brilliant: a group of bumbling cops who are so bad at their job that they accidentally start an amazing fried chicken restaurant while undercover. All of the suspense and excitement that should be going into their actual mission is spent on this new job that actually begins to give them coordination and a greater sense of purpose. There may not be much of a deeper meaning to be found here, but the characters are lovable enough—and the filmmaking sharp enough—to get you invested in their personal happiness, and to get you to appreciate how strong editing and performances can make even the smallest throwaway line spit-take hilarious.

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