Assassination
Set in 1933, while Korea is occupied by the Japanese Army, the resistance plans to kill the Japanese Commander. But their plan is threatened by a traitor within their group and also the enemies' forces are hunting them down.
1970, South Korea
June 24, 1986 in Manchester, Connecticut, USA
11 March 1978
3 March 1976, Busan, South Korea
30 December 1955, Busan, South Korea
15 March 1973, Seoul, South Korea
12 December 1960, Chungju, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
12 February 1980, South Korea
15 June 1968, Taegu, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
September 14, 2015
As far as glossy blockbuster craft goes, Assassination is a top-notch package.
August 21, 2015
Exciting action scenes and stunning visuals, but overlong, somewhat exhausting and overstuffed with too many forgettable characters. Less would have been more.
August 06, 2015
Working off a budget of $16 million, filmmaker Choi Dong-hoon keeps the unapologetically mainstream but twisty story moving along engagingly despite some less-than-seamless shifts in time.
August 03, 2016
simply a great action movie.
August 06, 2015
Brimming with characters - many in near-identical military garb - and bristling with double crosses, this unnecessarily lengthy homage to resistance chooses breadth over depth at every turn.
April 02, 2016
As strands of storyline feverishly tie themselves up through twists and coincidences, the double and triple crosses fade in impact next to the poise of Choi's all-star cast.
August 04, 2015
For better and worse, South Korean period adventure Assassination is the kind of overstuffed historical mega-production that Hollywood doesn't make anymore.
September 04, 2015
Delivers beautifully crafted action sequences, a colorful gallery of characters and far more story than it needs.
August 19, 2015
A sensationally entertaining mash-up of historical drama, "Dirty Dozen" style shoot-'em-up, spaghetti Western-flavored flamboyance, and extended action set pieces that suggest a dream-team collaboration of Sergio Leone, John Woo and Steven Spielberg.
