The Merciless: reviews

What the critics say average 6.0 from 5

• 7.5 Screen DailyJason Bechervaise "Although it could possibly be deemed a case of style over substance, Byun Sung-hyun?s 'The Merciless' is an accomplished and well-structured South Korean noir thriller" Read
• 6.7 The PlaylistBradley Warren "It?s perhaps not a huge step-up to those already well-versed in recent Korean action cinema, but sturdy direction by helmer Jung Byung-gil, restrained hat-tips to genre films past and the well-paired male leads keep 'The Merciless' from feeling like the summation of more famous films" Read
• 6.0 The Hollywood ReporterStephen Dalton "A minor addition to the Korean action cinema canon, 'The Merciless' offers thin pleasures in a glossy package" Read
• 6.0 VarietyMaggie Lee "The third film by South Korean director Byung Sung-hyun barrels forth with riotous energy, but two-thirds into the picture, the switcheroos get so ridiculous one eventually stops caring about any character" Read
• 4.0 The GuardianJordan Hoffman "By the end of this relentless, sprawling and bloody crime opera it may be you who is on your knees, begging for the damn movie to just hurry up and end it" Read