Two years ago, South Korean director Yeon Sang-ho showed there was plenty of life left in the zombie genre with “Train To Busan.” His energetic take on the horror movie staple drew global acclaim, and director struck while the iron is hot. He’s already got his next movie on the way with “Psychokinesis,” and it sees the filmmaker turning his talents to superheroes.
Starring Ryoo Seung-Ryong, Shim Eun-Kyung, Park Jung-Min, Kim Min-Jae, Jung Yu-Mi, and Kang Sang-Won, the story follows an ordinary man who happens to gain a supernatural power, and uses it to try and save his daughter after she gets involved in an unexpected accident. Sounds pretty boilerplate on paper, but in execution it’s nothing like you’d expect, and reminds us tonally of something between “Chronicle” and “Hancock.” In a good way.
“Psychokinesis” opens in South Korean cinemas on January 31st. Netflix has scooped up the global rights to the movie, but no word yet on a release date. Hopefully, they won’t keep us waiting too long for this one. (Click CC when the video starts for English subtitles).