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Woochi, Movie

Woochi 2009

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A Korean action-adventure that sees Woo chi (Kang Dong-won), a womanising Taoist from the Joseon era, resurrected in present day Korea causing mayhem with his knack for magic. More

Born over 500 years ago, Jeon Woo chi is imprisoned in a portrait. To break free and walk amongst the living again, he makes a pact to capture the 'manpaseokjeok' (a musical instrument with powers of magic) before rival Hwa-dam (Kim Yun-seok). But Woo-chi is as much lover as he is hero and becomes enraptured with Seo In-kyeong (Lim Su-jeong), a budding actress and perhaps someone he loved centuries ago. Hide

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James Croot Flicks Writer

Nuttier than Night Watch, this tale of goblins, Gods and prophecies at times requires close scrutiny of the subtitles to work out just exactly what is going on. It doesn't help that the soundtrack sounds a little detached and disjointed. There's an almost Lynchian switch of location and costuming part way through (turning the story into something like a cross between Enchanted and Howard the Duck) and the whole thing feels 20 minutes too long. More

However fans of recent Korean horror The Host and the late 1970s Japanese TV series Monkey will revel in Woochi's mix of colourful characters, over the top fight scenes and quirky sense of humour. With its Star Wars-style wipes and cocky protagonist it also provides a welcome throwback to the Asian-influenced action-comedies of the 1980s like The Golden Child and Big Trouble in Little China.

Visually is where the film excels, with the initial scenes contrasting blasts of colour amongst a predominantly grey palette, while the scenes set in the past bear a breathtaking use of colour coding. Weird but weirdly engaging. Hide

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