See other Jopok week reviews from various contributors:
Beat (1997)
The General's Son (1990)
The General's Son 2 (1991)
The General's Son 3 (1992)
No. 3 (1997)
Jopok Week: Born to Kill (1996)
I must admit, I probably approached Born to Kill (1996) in the wrong manner, one in which I thought it would be a good companion piece to Beat (1997) given their similarities. After all, both films star Jung Woo-sung as an unstoppable fighting machine; are about gangsters; feature a leading love interest; are from the late 80’s and possess the style, music, and colour associated with the 80’s; and have titles beginning with the letter B. At the end of the day, that is all they share in common. Maybe it wasn’t fair to come in expecting something similar in quality to Beat. Ultimately, Born to Kill is not as good a film and on a week celebrating Jopok, I recommend you stick to something else.
