Boss Movie Review: Korean Formula Comedy With Hit And Twist

Still the film Boss (Hive Media Corp.)

JAKARTA - Director Ra Hee Chan presents his latest film, Boss, which airs this year. This film stars a number of senior actors, namely Joo Woo Jin, Jung Kyung Ho, Park Jin Hwan, and others.

This film has already aired in South Korea first and got two million viewers. With this, Boss is one of the best-selling films in Korea. Now, Boss can be seen in Indonesia offering the latest comedy from the country of ginseng.

Boss tells of a criminal organization left behind by their leader who dies. Due to death, they began to gather candidates to become the next leader.

There are three candidates targeted to become leaders. First, there is Soon Tae (Joo Woo Jin), a man who wants to quit the gangster world and focus on developing a restaurant business with his family. Soon Tae's wish is difficult to realize because Soon Tae is one of the candidates who has a mass.

Second there is, Kang Pyo (Jung Kyung Ho), the grandson of the former group boss who went to pursue a career as a dancer. One day, Kang Pyo was asked to fight Soon Tae to continue the organization.

The third is Pan Ho (Park Ji Hwan), one of the members of the organization who is interested in becoming a leader but is always humiliated by other members. All three chose to compete for the next boss election.

The film combines several elements that are often found in Korean films, ranging from gangster themes, the criminal world, to differences between characters.

Some of these elements became an interesting element of Boss's film from a three-candidate gamble to become a leader marked by various intriguing conflicts.

The combination of comedy and action that is fun makes this spectacle fun and easy to digest. The distinctive Korean comedy style can be found here, making this film feel familiar to the players and premises you have ever encountered.

The comedy sometimes works, sometimes it's normal but Lee Kyu Hyung's presence is unexpectedly an impressive character. He plays a supporting role that supports comedy seeds in films and is successful.

There was no update for Boss's film at first glance, but this comedy film was successful in telling the comedy side and action related to finding identity.

Boss can be watched in Indonesian cinemas starting Wednesday, November 5.