Yesterday

Rating:
Summary: Korea's Scifi Masterpiece!!
Review: I really don't want to say anything to spoil this movie, it's a great movie though. The plot follows a detective as he tries to unravel a serial killer's wake of murders. When the reality of what was happening began setting in, the truth behind secret military genetic experiments, know as Project Lucas, are slowly revieled. This movie is a great Scifi Movie and though it is complelty different than American Scifi such as the Matrix, it would probaly be just as amusing to any fan of good SciFi. Over all "Yesterday" is a little violent, but the ideas and concepts within the plot are nothing less than clasic Science Fiction.

Rating:
Summary: Could have been better
Review: It's rare to find a good sci-fi movie from Korea, so I really tried to keep an open mind. However, I must admit to being disappointed. The premise is intriguing. It's reunified Korea and a string of murders are happening with the victims being once-prominent government-employed scientists. The story deals with cloning and genetic experiementation and could have been a tightly-crafted futuristic thriller in the vein of 'The Minority Report'. Also, the inherent cultural struggles of a newly reunited country that developed differently for over 50 years. However, the wooden acting from the cast (it's worse if you watch in original Korean) and the lack of direction sink the movie. The action scenes are adequate, but otherwise a disappointment.