Hailing from South Korea, director Kyung-Taek Kwak (FRIEND) brings some explosive subject matter to the silver screen with TYPHOON. Kwak follows in the tradition of directors such as John Woo (HARD BOILED) and Takashi Miike (DEAD OR ALIVE), molding a fast-paced action thriller that manages to divide its time between visceral set pieces and intriguing plot developments. Sin (Jang Dong-Gun) is from North Korea and still feels the effects of his parents' slaying at the hands of brutal South Korean tormentors, who refused to allow Sin's family to move into the country when he was a kid. Sin plans to destroy both North and South Korea in the ultimate act of vengeance, and his acquisition of some potentially deadly nuclear waste helps further his maniacal dreams. Jang Se-jong (Jung-Jae Lee) is a South Korean native whose naval training is called upon when he is given the task of tackling Sin, and director Kwak draws on a strong supporting cast to act out some explosive and bloody battles as the two men go head-to-head. Kwak takes the eyebrow-raising decision to have his cast speak in English for most of the film, and some of the lines could possibly have benefited from a little more work in the preproduction stage. But TYPHOON isn't meant to be Shakespeare, and audiences will surely revel in the on-screen pyrotechnics and death-defying stunt work that barely lets up from start to finish.

Theatrical Release - JUNE 2, 2006

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital Stereo - English
Additional Release Material:
Making Of

Junh-Jae Lee: Actor, TYPHOON (2006)
Dong-Kun Jang: Korean actor, 2009 LOST MEMORIES/TAE GUK GI
Lee Mi-Yoon: Star/ GHOST STORY IN WOMAN'S HIGH SCHOOL
David No: Actor, TYPHOON (2006)
David McInnis: Actor, TYPHOON (2006)
Chatthapong Pantanaunkul: Actor, TYPHOON (2006)

"The stars are perfectly cast, and their strong physical presence and portrayals give TYPHOON an emotional resonance."
3 stars out of 5 -- "In true 007 fashion, the action roams across the globe...[and] stands proudly between the new Bourne and the next Bond."