[Y Review] "Hit Man 2"...an irony that doesn't even make you laugh.

Still cut from "Hit Man 2". ⓒ By4M Studio.

Literally, Jung-gu District (衆口難防) and repeating the same language (復). It's a story of the movie 'Hitman 2'.

"Hitman," which was released in 2020, is a comic action film about the story of a legendary assassination agent Jun (played by Kwon Sang-woo), who escaped from the NIS because he wanted to become a webtoon writer, being a double target of the NIS and terrorists.

"Hitman 2," which returned after five years, depicts "Jun" (played by Kwon Sang-woo), who was ranked as a box office writer but was reduced to a "brainer" due to the depletion of material. Afterwards, June ambitiously introduces a new webtoon, but the same terror as the webtoon occurs and he is driven as the criminal.

The movie is not much different from the situation of "Jun," who became a "brain writer" due to the depletion of material in the work.

Even Deok-gyu (Jeong Joon-ho) and Cheol (Lee Kyung), who are in a triangular relationship with their daughter who is in puberty, his wife who got a job as a curator and started a new life, a new villain who has been planning revenge for a long time, and the protagonist who is in crisis due to stock and coin investment failures.

Still cut from "Hit Man 2". ⓒ By4M Studio.

"Hitman 2" strives to continue the story of its previous work somehow by expanding and developing the character, but it doesn't feel fresh or new anywhere. It gives the impression that each character is not in harmony and is distracted by Jung-gu.

The same goes for the story. Even more loudly, he swells his body as much as he can and looks at the audience's laughter, but the accuracy rate is close to zero. The old narrative, filled with sense of deja vu, is not enough to be expressed as cliché, cannot bring out even a smile, let alone a smile. The director expresses his desire to create a "comprehensive gift set" that includes comedy, action, family love, and animation, as it will be released for family members during the

Lunar New Year holiday. However, "Hitman 2" shows the irony of not catching anything while trying to catch everyone, leaving only a regret.

The poster for "Hit Man 2". ⓒ By4M Studio.

The movie "Hitman 2". Directed by Choi Won-seop. Actors Kwon Sang-woo, Jung Joon-ho, Lee Yi-kyung, Hwang Woo-seul-hye, Kim Sung-oh, and Lee Ji-won. Running time 118 minutes. Theatrical release on January 22, 2025.

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