Netflix fans rave over 'masterpiece' new thriller which 'puts Hollywood movies to shame'
Topics: Film and TV, Korea, Netflix, Rotten Tomatoes
Joe Yates
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Topics: Film and TV, Korea, Netflix, Rotten Tomatoes
A chilling new thriller has been added to Netflix that has received rave reports by its adoring viewers.
It was released on Netflix Friday (March 21), and has received its fair share of plaudits - with one critic going as far as to claim it puts Hollywood actors 'to shame'.
The synopsis reads: "A pastor and a detective, driven by their beliefs, pursue a missing person case, with the pastor seeking retribution after a divine revelation identifies the culprit who abducted his son."
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It is the work of South Korean director Yeon Sang-ho, who shot the hit zombie outbreak film Train to Busan.
The film's called Revelations, original title 'Gyesirok', and has received a score of 7.0 on IMDb, as well as a 69 percent of Rotten Tomatoes.
Taking to IMDb to review the two-hour-two-minute movie, one user hailed it with a subject title reading 'Better than most Hollywood offerings'.
"This is the latest Netflix Korean offering, which stands up against several other similar movies," they typed.
"So the basis of the plot revolves around a kidnapper and a Pastor, but the story takes may twists and turns and lines between good and bad are blurred, which if course is far more to how life actually is than most of Hollywoods superhero style movies."
Before later adding: "I also liked the way religion was explored heavily but never shown in a preachy way.
"Whether there was any divine interventions going on is left to the viewers imagination, which means neither Theists or Atheists should be offended, Lastly despite what another reviewer has said, the acting is superb, they put western actors to shame, i cried at the end."
And rounding off their review with: "All in all, i highly recommend it if you are a fan of the genre, if not, it may be a little slow for you."
They weren't the only person to heap praise on the streaming giant's new thriller.
"Sang-ho’s visual precision is worthy of the big screen treatment, and his sense of visual poetry remains unmatched. Here’s hoping his next directorial effort doesn’t get dumped on Netflix and gets the IMAX treatment it so deserves," another added on Rotten Tomatoes.
Ryu Jun-yeol starred as Min-chan in the film, while Shin Hyeon-bin played the stern detective Yeon-hee.
Another reviewer added: "Featuring two exceptional central performances, one of the most striking films of the year leaves a haunting reflection: are our choices truly our own, or merely inevitable responses to invisible forces that shape us?"