The Villainess - 2017 - 5/10
The opening barrage of this S Korean actioner is straight out of a shooter game.
An army of thugs, assailants, scientists, get blasted n sliced. Our p.o.v. charges down hallways, into rooms.
After an 8" adrenaline rush, the scene, and our character, shifts to a laboratory inside an assassin training ground.
Viewers who saw La Femme Nikita or remakes Point Of No Return and Black Cat, or TV knockoffs Nikita or Little Girl K will recognize this heavily used concept.
All that’s needed is a tired middle section with a love interest, maybe a child - - No way! Check both!
The action sequences are impressive, if overlong, and seem more mechanically chop socky than wushu.
Also, Ok-bin Kim lacks the oomph to carry the film.
Nevertheless, for viewers unacquainted with earlier films who hunger for fighting, this’ll be OK.