Rotten
This is flash in the service of nothing, the proverbial sow's ear doing an indifferent imitation of a silk purse.
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Nowhere to Hide
They will find you.
1999 · 1h 48m · R
Action, Crime, Thriller
Directed by
Lee Myung-se
Overview
Detective Woo is on the trail of the mysterious gangster Sungmin, a master of disguise who always manages to elude his pursuers. Eventually, the cop tracks down and confronts the master-criminal in the suburbs of a coal-mining town.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
50%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The film often churns with the pleasure that visual stimulation can provide and more affection for the bang-bang techniques than you're likely to see in the movies of music-video directors simply making the jump to the big screen.
Elvis Mitchell, New York Times
Fresh
Reveals that in Lee Myung-Se Korea has a filmmaker with enough razzle-dazzle and visceral appeal to rival Hong Kong's -- and Hollywood's -- John Woo.
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
Lee can't tell a story to save his life, but he's something of a visual magician, laying out glittering piles of goodies that you instinctively want to follow.
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Rotten
Nowhere to Hide may not be devoid of substance, but beneath the virtuoso finish it's rotten to the core.
Steve Erickson, Chicago Reader
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