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- [New] | Alex Bentley @ CultureMap Dallas
- Excerpt: If Hong-jin had kept the focus Hope a little tighter, the sci-fi thriller might have ended up toward the top of this year’s films. But by choosing to extend the story into territories that don’t add much to the plot or make much sense, the filmmaker puts a damper on what was a fun and brutal monster movie.
- Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: Hong-Jin orchestrates amazing action sequences, Sung Ki fleeing from Ma’veyyo on horseback, a scene which outdoes “Return of the Jedi’s” speeder chase several times over…positively thrilling, hold-your-breath filmmaking.
- [New] | Mark Hobin @ Fast Film Reviews
- Excerpt: An ambitious South Korean creature feature that delivers some of the most exhilarating action sequences I’ve seen all year. The ending is a mess, but getting there is one wild ride.
- Kristian Lin @ Fort Worth Weekly
- Excerpt: Despite an overly abrupt ending, Hope turns out to be true to its title in paying tribute to the infuriating defiance of the human spirit. It pays off in the mid-credits final shot, which may have the movie’s darkest and funniest joke.
- [New] | Matt Oakes @ Silver Screen Riot
- Excerpt: An absolutely ripping sci-fi actioner that outclasses Hollywood by nearly every measure, ‘Hope’ is 156 minutes of sustained escalation that just keeps getting wilder and wilder and then…ends abruptly. It doesn’t just ask for a sequel, it outright demands one: all setup with very little payoff. But man, what a rip-roaring calling card for the muscular direction of Na Hong-jin.
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