His soft, boyish, and pale features are weaponized to make his cold-blooded apathy even more jarring.
is not a traditional action movie, but rather a slow-burn political drama dressed in the blood-soaked clothes of a slasher. It is a dense, cynical look at how the powerful protect monsters when those monsters serve a purpose. If you want to dive deeper into this film, I can: V.I.P. (2017)
Compare it to Director Park's other famous works like or I Saw the Devil His soft, boyish, and pale features are weaponized
At the center of the film is (played with chilling, smug detachment by Lee Jong-suk). He is a sadistic serial killer and the son of a high-ranking North Korean official. If you want to dive deeper into this
His political status makes him a literal "V.I.P.".
Perhaps the most interesting aspect of the film is its casting. Lee Jong-suk was primarily known as a romantic leading man and heartthrob before this role.