A Hard Day

Writer and director Kim Seong-hun's A Hard Day is a pretty modest crime thriller starring Lee Sun-kyun as a crooked cop thrown into an even more crooked situation. At times, the plot is a bit bombastic and unfathomable, and Kim seems to relish in it by comfortably showcasing the black humor of it in moments against the  dangerous desperation of the characters.  Coupled with Lee's performance, it's that type of varied adeptness throughout that keeps the film thoroughly engaging to the end.