Everything is just the way it should be every camera angle is in its place and the use of focus in a couple hallucinatory scenes compliments the beauty of every shot. There is no scene here that looks misplaced or not in sync with the rest of the movie. Indeed, there are several brutal fight/action scenes that will leave you breathless and are alone worth the price of admission. It often felt like watching a Memories of Murder/I Saw the Devil combo, which is a great thing when you're talking about gritty atmosphere or merciless action.
The films' narrative moves at a quick pace that, in my opinion, seemed perfectly timed for the several revelations and twists it has in store. Director Son Young-ho certainly knows what he's doing and shows a lot of potential in his debut. It's too well made to be easily dismissed. The Deal isn't a bad movie at all, far from it. I admit this first paragraph might have sounded a bit harsh. For example, you have a serial killer who operates during rainy nights, a lazy protagonist cop, incompetent police, stereotypical characters who behave just like you would expect and so on.
That's not bad per se, but each of the borrowed elements feels too familiar. This is one of the most entertaining Korean thrillers I've seen in a while it feels like it was made by someone who saw all the other Korean crime films and decided to steal a bit from each to make his own movie.
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