This film obviously makes reference to some kind of Korean-USA relationship, and since I have no experience in Korea-US political relations, I'll just keep my mouth shut and enjoy this film.
The film is great, at some points hilarious, at some points full of suspence, and at all points very well executed by the director. The film succeeds in making its point without taking itself too seriously, and this is what makes it so fun to watch.
The plot: Illogical white guy has his assistant dump tons of toxic chemicals into the river, where it mutates a creature which grows up and begins to feed on people. The creature eats the daughter of our hero, who is taken off to a quarantine zone because officials believe there to be a virus connected with the creature. Soon, our hero realizes that his daughter is still alive, and is hiding from the beast in the sewers. If only someone would believe him...
We have the family dynamic here of the slacker (our hero), the college boy who doesn't respect his family, the shy but successful daughter, and the father who tries to keep them all working together. Sadly it is his death which finally allows the father to succeed in his goal, and the family comes together as one to try to save our hero's daughter.
Also, the digital effects were done in California. I thought it was interesting that a Korean movie's effects would be done in California, but I guess no one else shares my enthusiasm.
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