The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful

The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful
Promotional poster
Hangul
신의 한 수: 귀수편
Revised RomanizationSin-ui Han Su: Gwisupyeon
Directed byLee Khan
Written byYoo Sung-hyub
Produced byLee Jin-sung
Starring
CinematographyKim Dong-young
Edited byShin Min-kyung
Music byJang Hyuk-jin
Jang Yong-jin
Production
company
Mays Entertainment
Distributed byCJ Entertainment
Release date
  • November 7, 2019 (2019-11-07)
Running time
106 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$15.6 million[1][2]

The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful (Korean: 신의 한 수: 귀수편; RR: Sin-ui Han Su: Gwisupyeon) is a 2019 South Korean neo-noir action crime film directed by Lee Khan.[2] A prequel spin-off to the 2014 film The Divine Move, it stars Kwon Sang-woo, Kim Hee-won, and Kim Sung-kyun.[3] The film premiered in South Korean cinemas on November 7, 2019.[4]

Synopsis

Gwi-soo (Kwon Sang-woo) loses everything due to the game of baduk. With the help of his baduk teacher Heo Il-do (Kim Sung-kyun) and Teacher Ddong (Kim Hee-won), Gwi-soo jumps into the high stakes baduk game. He goes up against masters from all over the country.

Cast

Special appearance

Production

Filming began on September 15, 2018 and was wrapped up on January 14, 2019.[5]

Reception

Critical response

The film received generally positive reviews from critics.[6]

Yoon Min-sik from The Korea Herald wrote, "One-dimensional characters, comic-bookish exaggeration, numerous plot holes and no real twist -- yet the film still manages to be quite fun with adrenaline-pumping action and excitement. It’s not a masterpiece, but it manages to create an intriguing, messed-up world."[7]

Box office

On its opening day, the film finished first place at the box office by attracting 176,604 moviegoers, ahead of Terminator: Dark Fate and Kim Ji-young: Born 1982.[8] During its opening weekend, the film topped box office with US$6.74 million gross from 879,000 admissions.[9] The film surpassed 2 million admissions on November 22.[10]

As of June 20, 2022, the film attracted 2,159,081 admissions with US$14.3 million gross.[2]

References

  1. ^ "The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful (2019)". Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  3. ^ Pierce Conran (October 28, 2019). "THE DIVINE MOVE 2: THE WRATHFUL Angles for November Release". Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  4. ^ "신의 한 수: 귀수편". Naver (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 24, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  5. ^ Kim Mi-hwa (September 12, 2018). "권상우X우도환 '귀수' 크랭크인.."모든 것을 걸었다"". Starnews (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  6. ^ William Schwartz (November 9, 2019). "[HanCinema's Film Review] "The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful"". HanCinema. Archived from the original on April 9, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  7. ^ Yoon Min-sik (October 30, 2019). "[Herald Review] 'The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful' a flawed, but entertaining piece". The Herald Korea. Archived from the original on March 6, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  8. ^ Jo Hyun-joo (November 8, 2019). "[Y이슈] '신의 한 수: 귀수편', 박스오피스 1위로 출발...흥행 강자 되나". YTN (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  9. ^ Pierce Conran (November 12, 2019). "THE DIVINE MOVE 2 Posts Strong Debut". Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  10. ^ Ha Soo-jung (November 22, 2019). "'신의한수:귀수편' 200만 돌파, 권상우→우도환 화끈한 송판 격파 [공식]". OSEN (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.