Title: Blind
Genre: Thriller
Origin: Korea
Release date: August 10, 2011
Cast: Kim Ha Neul and Yoo Seung Ho.
Growing up in an orphanage with her younger brother Dong Hyun, Min Soo Ah (Kim Ha Neul) had always been overprotective towards him. The two had been bumping heads all life, especially about Dong Hyuns future, as he wants to be a street dancer, and her herself is an ambitious soon-to-be police woman.
One night Dong Hyun runs off to a dance battle, only to be busted by his sister, and forced and cuffed into the car. In the car the two fights and crash, where Soo Ah is thrown out of the car and loses consciousness and Dong Hyun is still cuffed. Trying to save himself, he ends up falling of the bridge, and is killed.
Three years later, Soo Ah tries to live her life as normally as possible, but not only did she loose her brother, she also lost her eye-sight. As she is finally able to get the courage to go back to the police school, she is rejected, as she is blamed for her brother’s death. Going back to the orphanage she is reminded of her brother, and she walks out in fury, only to not know how to get home. As a taxi finally arrives, she is surprised by its luxurious interior, which leads her to think it’s a luxury cab, asking to get off. The driver, a very sympathetic man, tells her that he’ll just charge her the usual fare. While driving the driver offers her coffee, which she accepts, but doesn’t drink immediately, furring the driver. He practically forces it on her, and ends up hitting a pedestrian. He walks out and dumps the body in the trunk, telling Soo Ah it’s a dog. When Soo Ah finally gets a grip, she walks out trying to call the police, but the driver throws her off and drives away.
Soo Ah goes to the police station, only to be ignored, since she is blind. But when another witness, Kwon Gi Seob (Yoo Seung Ho) comes forward, the situation becomes weird, as he says that it isn’t a cab, but a foreign car...
This one of the best Korean movies ever made!! I sooooo understand why it became so popular, and I have to admit it deserves it. I was actually expecting a really creepy movie, which it was by the way, but somehow it was ‘acceptable’ creepy, not the usual meaningless and weird creepy. Lol, I’m not making any sense.
I found out about this drama, after seeing the Daegu award thingy, where Kim Ha Neul got best actress award, and there were A LOT of screaming fans. Kind of made me wonder if it’s that good, and it is.
Yoo Seung Ho has never disappointed me, neither did he do this time, just found that his character wasn’t given more depth, as I felt it should. ANYHOW, recommendable, totally, but daim creepy…
☆☆☆☆½ / 4½ out of 5 stars
♥♥♥♥½ / 4½ out of 5 hearts
Jenji's verdict
First of all this movie is somehow really different than the usual korean movie, or those that I've watched. It seemed I dont know, more professional? Or maybe its just because of the genre. Anyhow I was really impressed though it really was creepy. So its a movie for those who can watch stuff like that, psycho people who like to do psycho things to other people and watch them suffer. I agree with Bunji that Seung Ho's character could use some more, his role was pretty important but still seemed too superficial. I liked it because I could still watch it, it wasnt one of those that have like unrealistically much of blood splashing and those exaggerating effects. --> more professional than the usual psycho movies. Also it was a bit different with the sister who felt guilt and was visually impaired so it had a meaning too it wasnt just some madman and fighting him, but also to show how blind people arent .. dead, or , should just stay home in their bed because they are different. I liked it, it was great.
☆☆☆☆½ / 4½ out of 5 stars
♥♥♥♥½ / 4½ out of 5 hearts
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