Yaksha: Ruthless Operations

2022

ActionCrimeThriller

Nicknamed after a human-devouring spirit, the ruthless leader of an overseas black ops team takes up a dangerous mission in a city riddled with spies.

"The battle of spies begins."

Rating

6.604
225 votes

Popularity

4.5479

Origin & Countries

KR | ko | South Korea,Taiwan

Production

Sang Sang Film,Taipei Film Commission,Busan Film Commission,Showbox,1 Production Film

Runtime

125 min.

Status

Released

Release: 4/8/2022

Credits

Yaksha: Ruthless Operations

Na HyunDirector

Yaksha: Ruthless Operations

Sul Kyung-guJee Kang-in

Yaksha: Ruthless Operations

Park Hae-sooHan Ji-hoon

Yaksha: Ruthless Operations

Hiroyuki IkeuchiOzawa

Yaksha: Ruthless Operations

Yang Dong-geunHong

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Reviews

jw

4/11/2022

6 / 10

OK-ish mash-up A secret service outpost has been sending made-up reports for over a year, and now an inspector is sent to find out what's going on there. South-Korean, North-Korean, Chinese and Japanese spies trying to out-trick, -guess and -gun each others... the sales pitch sounds good! Unfortunately, only a few scenes deliver glimpses of what this could have been if its potential had been realised into something original. But playing it safe, most of "Yaksha: Ruthless Operations" is a mix of Buddy Cop, Mission Impossible, James Bond knock-off, good old 80s action heroes wearing thick Plot Armour, and flat cardboard characters. The longer it runs, the more disappointing it gets. The only surprise is the ending, but it is not a plot twist: (possible spoiler... but you see it coming all the time) The Good Cop has been transformed into a Bad Cop, And That's OK. Before, the protagonist was against wanton violence, killing, torture; now his attitude is "whatever it takes", no holds barred. And everybody is happy with this outcome, possible sequel hinted at in end credits. A funny short scene at 00:42, in a bar, is worth seeing; skip the rest.

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