The beginning sequences were good. They showed each person’s definition of justice and imbued a sense of expectation for the events about to occur.

The dry conversational tone, combined with the dark and desolate background created tension, and the mix of action on top of that increased the immersion. Based on the beginning parts alone, it could be considered the birth of a well-made espionage movie, but it lost its focus after the halfway point.

Yoo Hanbyul, the main actress, wasn’t so bad in her acting. The action scenes were sliced up into many cuts so that it wouldn’t look awkward.

Haneul did more than enough, and there weren’t any glaring flaws among the remaining actors either.

Ultimately, it came down to the story.

It was when an independence fighter disguised as a Japanese officer had his identity exposed. The main character was no longer the center of attention. This was a failure of scene distribution.

The movie, which described the story in order of progression using events and scenes, started explaining the story through the words of the characters.

One of the characters would talk a lot to clear up the context.

If used well, this technique could compress the story and add to the tension of the story, but director Lee Sooae ended up creating an explaining character for the sake of convenience. She probably realized this when editing.

If there was enough time and budget, the...