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The Berlin File
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- Summary: Exposed during an illegal arms trade gone wrong in Berlin, a North Korean agent finds himself in the crosshairs of an international manhunt. Not knowing if he was betrayed by his wife or his country, he must prepare to make the ultimate sacrifice.
- Director: Seung-wan Ryoo
- Genre(s): Action, Drama, Thriller
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70The Berlin File boasts knockout action setpieces that provide an impressive big-budget showcase for Ryoo Seung-wan's technical smarts.
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Feb 14, 201350The film is a sporadically entertaining, modestly ambitious shoot 'em up that frequently succumbs to spelling out its subtext.
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Feb 14, 201350There is something sharp, exciting and more original tucked within The Berlin File — and it is in moments a sleek, crackling film — but it all feels somehow misshapen.
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40The story feels fairly perfunctory — not to mention unnecessarily knotty — but the well-connected leads do their best to ground it. And while this one falls far short of the “Bourne” films that serve as an influence, the intense action scenes consistently deliver some solid genre jolts.
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