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Title: The Roundup / The Outlaws 2

Runtime: 106 minutes

Genre: Action, Crime

Director: Lee Sang Yung

Writer: Kim Min Sang

Released year: 2022

Casts: Ma Dong Seok, Son Suk Ku, Choi Gwi Hwa,

Country/Language: South Korea/Korean

Related title(s): The Outlaws, The Roundup: No Way Out, The Roundup: Punishment

Plot: 

4 years has passed since Detective Ma Suk-Do wiped out Jang Chen and his group.

Ma Suk-Do and his team members receive a mission to bring a suspect, who fled to Vietnam, back to to South Korea. Ma Suk-Do chases after Kang Hae-Sang in Vietnam and back to South Korea

Trailer: 

Four years after successfully wiping out the gang members that threatened the lives of the people in Chinatown, Seoul, Ma Seok Do was sent to Vietnam to bring back the criminal that had fled there. Not only did he confessed to his previous crime, he also had surrendered and asked to be brought back to Korea. Unconvinced that the criminal had regretted his action, Detective Ma forced the real reason out of him. As it turns out, the criminal was on the run from a vicious killer, Kang Hae Sang.

While the first instalment of this franchise focused more on the crime side and gangsterism with lots of action scenes involving hand to hand combats with variety of weapons used, this movie also had quite many scenes of such but it also includes a car chase scene close to the end of the movie. While both are very entertaining, energy driven and absolutely make your adrenaline soar to the roof, I personally love this second movie for its variety of action scenes that it offers. Although I have to admit Jang Chen had a much lasting villain compared to Kang Hae Sang.

Son Sukku was a badass and he executed his role perfectly. The madness that he portrayed as Kang Hae Sang was terrifying and I loves how his character knew where to stab his enemies to make them not living. Ma Dong Seok as always, fit perfectly in this role. Well, after so many gangster movies he did, he has to be the perfect cast, right?

Besides the actions, the movie also served with ample humorous scenes and dialogues that never fail to make me laugh. It was truly enjoyable.

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-thes