Korean | Subtitle: English/Korean | 116 min | XVid 640x272 | 448kbps 5.1AC3 | 23 fps | 1,4 Gb | BiFOS

Genre : Thriller | ftp2share (4 mirrors: RS/MU/DF/FF))

Approximately 1.5 million movie goers flocked to the theatres over the 2008 Lunar New Year holiday season to see this high-octane thriller loosely based on a Japanese comic book “Change”. Though thick with tension, The Game exudes an undercurrent of playfulness, delivering more charm and wit than typically expected from a genre thriller. A complex, character-driven morality play, The Game provides an insightful look at how life's tragedies can be fueled by simple greed and avarice. Recalling John Woo's 1997 action thriller “Face Off”, The Game unleashes its own shocking concept in which a starving street artist trades his youthful body with an old man via a brain transplant.

Though a penniless street artist with no straight visions in life, Hee Do (Shin Ha Kyun) is quite happy having his girlfriend Eun Ah at his side. One day, he receives an anonymous phone call followed by a visit from a wealthy middle aged woman Hye Rin (Lee Hye Young, No Blood No Tears). Soon, Hee Do is whisked into a big mansion where he meets an old financial tycoon Kang Noh Sik (Byun Hee Bong) who challenges him to a devious little game. The catch is if Hee Do loses the game, he must trade his youth to the old man in exchange for 3 billion won. Not only does Hee Do lose the bet in a flash, but also squanders everything he once had including his youthful body. Now, in a tight battle of wits, Hee Do must find a way to get his own life and body back before Noh Sik erases all traces of the past.

Director Yun In Ho (“When I Turned Nine, Mayonnaise”), who previously worked as an assistant director on Hollywood films like “Apollo 13 and French Kiss”, offers a brilliant onscreen chemistry between quintessential chameleon Shin Ha Kyun (“Welcome To Dongmakgol,The Big Scene”) and veteran actor Byun Hee Bong (“The Host, A Big Match”), who surprisingly bears an uncanny resemblance to his counterpart. Both actors hit the bull's eye with their performances, capturing each other's quirks and personality traits right down to the nitty gritty details.
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