Showing posts with label fabricated city. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fabricated city. Show all posts

Friday, February 24, 2017

Review: FABRICATED CITY, Mediocrity Hidden Behind Big-Budget Thrills


By Pierce Conran

Twelve years after the success of Korean War comedy-drama Welcome to Dongmakgol, director Park Kwang-hyun is finally back in theaters with the action-thriller Fabricated City. A tale of gamers and conspiracies in modern Seoul, Park's latest presents itself as a high concept twist on a familiar story but quickly abandons its ambitions and proceeds as a gratingly by-the-numbers effort.