Park spends 139 minutes trying to weave together the subplots of hunter Man-duk’s (Choi Min-shik) history with Mount Jirisan’s most elusive tiger, Man-duk’s relationship with his son Seok (Sung Yu-bin), the falling-out between Man-duk and another hunter Gu-gyeong (Jung Man-sik), the ambitions of Joseon-born Japanese soldier Ryu (Jung Suk-won) and the hunt for the titular tiger pushed by the Japanese commander (Ren Osugi), who sees tiger skins as a symbol of his own power.Įach one of those subplots has a completely different ambience, leaving the film switching constantly between adventure, thriller, drama and vaguely fantastical elements. If that sounds like too much to pack into one film, that’s because it is. “The tigers, the hunters who pursued the tigers and lived a traditional way of life, the traditional Korean value system - all these things disappeared abruptly during the Japanese colonial era.
However, the plot lacks fluidity, with too many subplots that do not mesh together well.Īt a press conference Tuesday ahead of the film’s opening, director Park said he wanted to talk about “the people, the nature and the animals” of the Japanese colonial era through a story about “Joseon’s last tiger, and Joseon’s last tiger hunter.” Thanks to the reunion of the production staff from “New World,” the actors give strong performances, the music is stirring, the lensing is carefully controlled and, most importantly, the computer-generated tiger turned out terrific. When Sami's job falls through, he takes a low-end job and joins with a gang of oddball friends in hopes of convincing his childhood sweetheart that he's far more successful than he truly is.or perhaps ever could be.“New World” screenwriter and director Park Hoon-jung brings his brooding, solemn style to “The Tiger,” which uses the rough terrain of Mount Jirisan and the weathered face of veteran actor Choi Min-sik to unfold the story of “Joseon’s last tiger.” Set in the 1970's Chicago, 'The Tiger Hunter' is the story of Sami Malik (Danny Pudi), a young Indian who travels to America to become an engineer in order to impress his childhood crush and live up to the legacy of his father-a legendary tiger hunter back home.
A clever young man comes to America on a quest for success and love in a hilarious story of ambition, failure, and misfit friends.
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