Mission: Possible

Mission: Possible (Korean: 미션 파서블; RR: mi-syeon pa-seo-beul) is a 2021 South Korean action comedy film written and directed by Kim Hyung-joo. Based on the Mission: Impossible series by Bruce Geller, the film stars Lee Sun-bin and Kim Young-kwang, following the antics of secret agent Da-hee and an ex-special agent, present-private detective Soo-han.[2] The film was released in South Korea on February 17, 2021.[3]

Mission: Possible
Official release poster
Hangul
미션 파서블
Revised RomanizationMi-syeon pa-seo-beul
Directed byKim Hyung-joo
Screenplay byKim Hyung-joo
Based onMission: Impossible
by Bruce Geller
Produced byGnosis Company
Starring
CinematographyNam Hyeon-u
Edited byHeo Seon-mi
Distributed byMerry Christmas Co. Ltd.
Release date
  • February 17, 2021 (2021-02-17)
Running time
105 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeest. US$3.54 million[1]

According to Korean Film Council data, it is in 11th place among all the Korean films released in the year 2021 in South Korea, with a gross of US$3.56 million and 447,111 admissions, as of December 11, 2021.[4]

Plot

The Chinese MSS receives vital information about an illegal supply of firearms from China to Korea where they send a rookie officer named Wong Iring to investigate and capture the smugglers. Iring's next plan is to infiltrate Korea as Yoo Dae-Hee and meet a Korean special operative but ends up meeting a detective and former NIS agent named Woo Soo-Han. Dae-Hee tells Soo-Han about the mission and presents the target SI Chem Park Du-Sik, a rare-earth element importer from China, who is actually involved in arms smuggling. The duo follows Du-Sik to a cafè in Gangnam.

After a topsy-turvy ball dance, the duo manages to acquire his phone, only to find it is a flip phone. After keeping the phone back, Du-Sik receives a call and while chatting with someone, he gets killed with a dart and his death has been faked as a heart attack. The next day, Soo-Han and Dae-Hee receive the news about the Rodeo mob boss has been shot while leaving his club. After interrogating a fortune teller advised by Soo-Han, the duo head to meet Rodeo boss rival Axe Clan where they meet the clan's boss, but are soon attacked by masked men. Soo-Han and Dae-Hee escape, but not before retrieving the clan's boss's phone.

With the help of a hacker, the duo reaches the person's address where they find the person dead and deduce that he had been killed 3 days ago. The duo learns about the person's identity as Kim Yeong-Gu, the security head of Mugwang International and also learns about its execs Director Jeon-Hoon. Soo-Han remembers that Jeon-Hoon was the one who threatened Du-Sik after he had checked his phone. The duo learns that a party is held at Alvin Hotel the next day. Soo-Han and Dae-Hee leave for the party. Despite knowing that Jeon-Hoon is their boss's killer, the Axe Clan makes an arms deal to sell arms at midnight. Soo-Han and Dae-Hee are exposed where they are captured and brought to Jeon-Hoon, who orders Soo-Han to kill cops at a local police station in exchange for Dae-Hee's life.

Soo-Han is escorted to the police station, but he injures Jeon-Hoon's men and reaches back to the hotel, only to find that Dae-Hee is escorted somewhere. The cops arrest Soo-Han, and he is visited by the NIS, who learns about Dae-Hee's real identity and that she is sent as a 'sacrifice' to die in the mission. Soo-Han escapes from the station and reaches the hideout where the deal between Jeon-Hoon and the Axe Clan is headed. Soo-Han frees Dae-Hee and kills Xia-rong, one of the assassins Da-rong's brothers, which alerts the gangsters and they head to kill the duo. Soo-Han and Dae-Hee manage to kill/arrest all the gangsters including Da-rong and Jeon-Hoon.

Later, Soo-Han gets arrested but is offered a deal by the NIS and MSS to become a secret agent in exchange for his release. Soo-Han agrees, and he, along with Dae-Hee are sent to Russia for their next mission.

Cast

Special appearance
  • Hwang Jung-min as Dorothy
  • Hong Seok-cheon as Hong Seok-cheon
  • Jang Won-young as doctor
  • Kim Ho-young as fortune-teller

Production

Casting

The project was conceived in June 2019. Lee Sun-bin and Kim Young-kwang were cast in June 2019 to play secret agents in an action comedy.[5][6]

Filming

The filming began on September 5, 2019 [8] and was wrapped up on December 4, 2019.[9]

Reception

Box office

The film released on February 17, 2021 on 930 screens remained at the number 1 place at the Korean box office, for the first week of its release, collecting 26,000 audiences on first day, 23,000 persons on second day,[10] 23,965 on the third day,[11] 53,445 people on the 4th day,[12] 52,969 people on the 5th day, 18,558 audiences on the 6th day,[13] and 18,321 audiences on the 7th day, taking cumulative number of audiences to 217,766, according to Integrated Computer Network for Cinema Admission Tickets.[14]

According to Korean Film Council data†, it is at 11th place among all the Korean films released in the year 2021, with gross of US$3.56 million and 447,111 admissions, as of December 11, 2021.[4]

  • †The system of KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) is managed by KOFIC.

Critical response

Going by Korean review aggregator Naver Movie Database, the film holds an approval rating of 8.41 from the audience.[15]

References
  1. "KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) MISSION: POSSIBLE (2021)". KOFIC. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  2. "Mission Possible 2020". HanCinema. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  3. Lee Seung-mi (February 3, 2021). "[공식]김영광X이선빈 코믹 액션 '미션 파서블', 17일 개봉 확정…포스터 공개" [[Official]Kim Young-kwang x Lee Sun-bin comic action'Mission Possible' confirmed to be released on the 17th... Poster public]. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  4. "KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) for all Korean film of Year 2021". KOFIC. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  5. Yoo Ji-hye (June 12, 2019). "'[단독] 이선빈, 영화 '미션 파서블' 주연…첩보요원 변신" [[Exclusive] Lee Sun-bin, starring in the movie'Mission Possible'... Spy Agent Transformation]. Sports Donga. Naver. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  6. Cho, Jae-young (September 6, 2019). "김영광·이선빈, 영화 '미션 파서블' 캐스팅" [Kim Young-kwang and Lee Sun-bin cast in the movie'Mission Possible']. Yonhap News (in Korean). Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  7. Kim, Da-young (February 4, 2021). "배우 박지연, 영화 '미션 파서블' 출연…모성애 애틋한 여경 활약" [Actor Park Ji-yeon appeared in the movie'Mission Possible'... Maternal love and affectionate female policewoman]. KSP News (in Korean). Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  8. "[Photos] First Reading Stills Added for the Upcoming Korean Movie "Mission: Possible" @ HanCinema :: The Korean Movie and Drama Database". HanCinema. September 6, 2019.
  9. "[Photos] Wrap-up Images Added for the Upcoming Korean Movie "Mission: Possible" @ HanCinema :: The Korean Movie and Drama Database". HanCinema. December 4, 2019.
  10. Han Mi-hee. "[주말극장가] 코믹 액션 '미션 파서블' 1위 출발" [[Weekend Theater Gadget] Comic Action 'Mission Possible' 1st place start]. Yonhap News (in Korean). Naver 영화. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  11. "영화 '미션 파서블', 3일 연속 1위…누적 관객 7만명 넘어" [Movie'Mission Possible', 3 days in a row... Over 70,000 cumulative]. Dong-A Ilbo (in Korean). February 20, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  12. Kang Min-kyung. "김영광X이선빈 '미션 파서블', 4일 연속 1위..12만 돌파 [★무비차트]" [Kim Young-kwang x Lee Sun-bin 'Mission Possible', 4 days in a row, exceeded 120,000 [★Movie Chart]]. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  13. "김영광x이선빈 '미션 파서블', 6일 연속 1위..20만 돌파 눈앞" [Kim Young-kwang x Lee Sun-bin 'Mission Possible' ranked 1st for 6 consecutive days...]. Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  14. Jung Yu-jin. "[Nbox] '미션 파서블', 일주일째 1위…개봉 Dday '카오스 워킹' 예매율 1위" [[Nbox] 'Mission Possible', #1 for the week... 1st place in the reservation rate for'Chaos Walking']. News1 (in Korean). Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  15. "미션 파서블 MISSION: POSSIBLE, 2020". Naver 영화. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
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