"Not a Storm Worth Weathering"
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What You Need To Know:
Although the story has potential to be very compelling, TYPHOON never gels into the edge-of-your-seat thriller it’s trying to be. The plot is uneven and often unbelievable. Most of the action scenes aren’t very exciting, and the movie is probably too long and too violent for most tastes. With a pagan worldview, foul language, graphic violence, and a central theme of revenge, TYPHOON is not a storm worth weathering.
Content:
(Pa, B, Co, AC, AP, P, LL, VVV, N, AA, D, MM) Mixed pagan worldview with light moral elements of justice, compassion, and protection of the innocent and other redemptive elements such as depicting a strong bond between siblings, as well as some communist, anti-communist, patriotic and anti-patriotic, anti-American elements; nine obscenities, including a few ‘f’ words, and two strong profanities; very strong violence including many shootings, stabbings, explosions, car-chases, and blood; no sexual content; naturalistic upper male nudity in a few scenes; alcohol consumption in a scene in which a man takes a few shots of whiskey; light cigarette smoking in a couple scenes; and, a central theme of revenge, suicide and deception.
More Detail:
TYPHOON is an edgy political thriller about modern-day pirates planning a massive attack on North and South Korea.
The opening scene depicts a group of pirates hijacking a vessel near northeast Taiwan. The bandits manage to steal a nuclear guidance kit, which garners the attention of the National Intelligence Service. The Service sends naval lieutenant Kang, Se-jong (Lee Jung-jae) to investigate the matter. Kang learns that Sin (Jang Dong-gun) is the mastermind behind the heist and seeks to bring him to justice. Kang also discovers that Sin’s criminal actions are rooted in his bitter hatred for both the North and South Korean governments.
Upon recognizing China, South Korea had denied asylum to Sin’s parents, who were then ruthlessly killed by the North Koreans in cahoots with China. Although he and his sister managed to escape their parents’ fate, the orphans were separated and forced to fend for themselves.
Kang is obviously sympathetic to Sin’s childhood tragedy and sometimes appears conflicted about his mission. Still, Kang sets out to do whatever it takes to capture the shrewd outlaw.
Although the story has potential to be very compelling, TYPHOON never quite gels into the edge-of-your-seat political thriller it’s trying to be. The plot is uneven and often unbelievable. Most of the action scenes aren’t very exciting, and the movie is probably too long and too violent for most tastes.
With a mixed pagan worldview, foul language, graphic violence, and a central theme of revenge, TYPHOON is not a storm worth weathering.
