The Roundup: Punishment

Unrated

5/3/20241h 49m

Theatrical (limited) Release (US)

~ Time for the ultimate wipeout. ~

Overview:

'Monster Cop' Ma Seok-do investigates an illegal online gambling business led by a former STS Baek and an IT genius CEO Chang. Ma proposes an unexpected alliance to Jang and begins hunting down the criminals.

Director:

Heo Myeong-haeng

Status:

Released

Language:

Korean

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$83,703,350.00

Key words:

casino
police
detective
sequel
illegal gambling
manila philippines
online gambling
intense
admiring
amused
compassionate
excited

Cast

Ma Dong-seok

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Ma Seok-do

Kim Moo-yul

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Baek Chang-gi

Park Ji-hwan

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Jang I-soo

Lee Dong-hwi

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Jang Dong-cheol

Lee Ju-bin

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Han Ji-su

Lee Beom-soo

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Jang Tae-su

Kim Min-jae

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Kim Man-jae

Lee Ji-hoon

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Yang Jong-su

Kim Do-gun

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Jung Da-wit

Kim Shin-bi

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Kang Nam-su

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Reviews (1)

M
MovieGuys
Written 1 year(s) ago
6
I really enjoy The Roundup franchise, its fast , paced, simple fun. That said, I'm not quite so enthusiastic about the latest film Punishment.

What makes these films work is simple fast paced, frenetic action combined with top class choreography. This film certainly has most of these elements but it doesn't work as well. Why?

Perhaps its biggest short coming is its not especially cohesive. It builds and diffuses its much needed pace.This is not helped at all by jumping between geographical locations and complicating the team dynamic.

The main character behaving like a medieval vassal, getting on his knees at one point to beg to keep a case, didn't impress either. Nor does, the at times, rather lame humour,that feels tacked on.

On the upside what remains is moderately entertaining but its not enough to really see this iteration shine.

In summary, not every film in any franchise can be a winner. The Roundup: Punishment is not awful but its not all that good either.