Sin-se-gae 2013

Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: "New World" is both less bloody and more thoughtful than most of its genre, the shifting-alliances plot becoming more engrossing as it progresses. Read more

Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: Writer-director Hoon-jung Park tells this twisty story of internecine warfare within a Korean corporate crime syndicate with patience, elegance and no small amount of bloodshed. Read more

Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com: No one in American movies has made a crime opera this good in years. Read more

Linda Barnard, Toronto Star: New World tries to expand the genre with nods to The Godfather but can't escape the over-the-top acting, expansive violence and overdone story typical of Seoul-made crime dramas. Read more

David Fear, Time Out: Like many of his SK-action peers, director Park Hoon-jung has a knack for staging violent set pieces but comes up lacking in terms of character development, narrative clarity, etc. Read more

Nick Schager, Village Voice: Park's direction is sleek and assured, but lacking the dynamism that might help energize a film that-its title notwithstanding-comes off as dully old-school. Read more