Mysterious man befriends a little girl who's mother steals drugs from a crime boss. As punishment, they kidnap the girl and her mother and use them as bait to make Tae-suk do their bidding. The police are on Tae-suk trail as he treks down a bloody path of drugs, organ harvesting, loan sharks, andd children runners .Classic slapstick humor from cops and villians, The daughter does a good job acting , high-beat ending compared to most Korean thriller endings

The direction is astonishing, and the cinematography is gripping enough to keep our eyes on the screen. The film does an effortless job of building tension and discomfort when need be, making the scenes of violence and revenge all the more gratifying. The violent scenes do exhibit blood (prepare for a lot of stabbing), but it's used sparingly enough that the film isn't in danger as being classified as shock gore.

The film "The Man from Nowhere" is a really good film. It showed that people aren't always as they seem. The main character Cha Tae-shik was known as the creepy, quiet neighbor and pawnshop keeper that people thought would rape young children. He becomes fond of his next-door neighbor, Somi. At the beginning of the film, Somi's mother steals drugs from a drug trafficking organization. This causes Somi and Cha Tae-shik to get involved. The drug traffickers kidnap Somi and her mother, Hyo-jeong. Throughout the film we see Cha Tae-shik take many risks to get Somi back and to make sure she remains alive. He puts himself in major danger to save the one person he really cares about. He fights to save Somi from her kidnappers. This shows that he isn't as he seems. He is actually a kind, caring person that wants to protect a young girl.

The Man From Nowhere, directed by Lee Jung-beom, completely blew my expectations away. Going into the movie, I was a little biased as an American that held a false global perspective. I imagined that since this movie was produced in Korea, that it would not be as professional nor good as an American movie. I also thought the language barrier would make the movie even more unappealing. I was completely wrong. This movie is one of the best movies I have ever watched. The language barrier was nonexistent for it was fixed with subtitles and the annoyance was never apparent because the movie was too good. The director portrayed the main character as a quite, mysterious person who owns a pawn shop, and Lee later develops the character's backstory throughout the movie as people investigate him. The ties between family and the pawn shop owner's past are discovered and bring emotion into the film. After his neighbor and her daughter, who he has formed a connection with, are taken by drug lords, he attempts to save them. While dodging the DEA after being set up by the captor of his neighbors to fighting multiple villains, we watch our main character, a juggernaut, as he dispenses of as many enemies as it will take to find his neighbor and her daughter. Eventually, he manages to pinpoint the head villains and take them down one by one. The ending of the last fight scene, which I won't spoil, is extremely satisfying and a giant relief and makes this movie even better. This movie deserve a ten-out-of-ten rating because it was incredibly enjoyable to watch and was well directed.