Quick
Oh baby, how do I explain Quick and not be fast about it.
Well, I'll slow it down for you. Let me light some candles.
(Background music) ... "Let's get it on!"
Quick tell me your
thoughts on Korean films totally making fun of American films like Speed! Well,
with you in that mind set we have a lovely film here for you called Quick, I'll
be reviewing right now.
Quick is the story of the fastest delivery boy on a
motorcycle in Korea, Gi-Su. He"s got the skills, moves and speed to
deliver anything you need. Including bombs... wait bombs? Boom! Yes, it seems
our delivery gets caught up delivering bombs, but that's only part of his
problems. His ex-girlfriend, Chim-Su, now a pop idol called A-Rom, got on his
bike to get to a gig fast. She put on a helmet with a timer on it. Y'know a
bomb helmet, so fashionable, so deadly. So know if A-Rom takes off the helmet
or Gi-Su stops delivering bombs, say good-bye to getting kisses, cuz you won't
have lips, a head or an upper torso.
This is action-thriller-comedy in the vain of Jackie Chan.
Motorcycle stunts include building hops, train catching, explosions, going
through glass windows and driving through crowded streets. Like a Jackie Chan
film the streets are filled with activity including some sort of festival,
clowns and of course a fashion show. Who doesn't like driving through a fashion
show.
The real fun might be
the main actors. Gi-Su and A-Rom are a great pair to see struggling on a bike
and in some sort of a relationship. It's almost like a bad sitcom going on
during a terrible day of people trying to kill you. Chim-Su being in this band
leads to some great moments including still having to make it to a performance
with a bomb on her head. At this point if she leaves Gi-Su's side more than a
few feet her head will explode. It really makes the thriller stand out that
every few minutes in a new part of the plot is revealed or another problems
occurs.
I've been waiting for a year now since seeing this film in
theaters and it stands up still seeing it again. The motorcycle stunts, the
third wheel whose in love with A-Rom and some fictitious bomb technology make
it worth screening in you home.
With all the bells and whistles you get some great making of
extras showing how they shot scenes and got explosions to blow. The dub is just
awful, please stick with subtitles, you missing the emotions and just sense of
comedy from the actors on the dub. I tried the dub starting out, but it just
got so annoying and the mouth movements didn't even sync.
The Blu-ray was provided by the publisher for review.
