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As for the lead, Kim has little trouble with his rapid-fire dialogue but again lacks the easy charisma that could really make a character like his click. Joining the pair is Lee Yeon-hee, yet despite her charming turns in A Millionaire's First Love and Hello Schoolgirl , she serves as little more than eye candy here.

Behind the camera, director Kim keeps the action and gags flying thick and fast, but the film's pacing is tiring and belies a lack of confidence in its characters as it hastily moves from one scene to the next. As with other period fare these days, lensing and production design are top notch while effects are generally good, though the green screen work draws too much attention to itself at times.


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Also impressive are the costumes, but like last year's The Huntresses and The Pirates , the showy designs dispense entirely with authenticity. While the strength and weaknesses mentioned above fall in line with the original, the new Detective K runs into more trouble with its extreme tonal shifts. The abrupt swings between comedy and action are one thing, but when the film abandons its frothy tone for dark scenes involving the enslavement and death of young girls, the change proves particularly jarring.

Given its by-the-numbers direction, inconsistent plotting and unremarkable performances save for Oh Detective K: Secret Of The Lost Island continues Korea's spotty track record in the period action-comedy subgenre.


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  8. I enjoyed the first one quite a lot - I'd say it holds up well over multiple viewings and some of the period themes are somewhat unique to say the least - in Asian cinema particularly the portrayal of crypto-Christians and their persecution. The characters were a lot of fun even if some of the action was a little too contrived.

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    The Secrets of the 'Lost' Phenomenon

    The games afoot in the second of the three Detective K film series. Set in the Joseon year of , an exiled detective and his sidekick are drawn into two mysteries -- who's messing with the silver and why are young girls disappearing? It's all fun and games until the damning powers of poverty and greed rear their ugliness. Yet, this is considered a comedy but I dare say with substantive undertones.

    This film will make you think. It is well worth watching.