Wild Card (2003 film)
# Wild Card (2003 film)

Wild Card (Korean: 와일드 카드; RR: Waildeu Kadeu) is a 2003 South Korean film directed by Kim Yoo-jin. The crime drama has received mixed reviews.

## Premise

Veteran detective Oh Young-dal and his younger, loose-cannon partner Bang Jae-su are investigating the serial's rape-murders of young women in Seoul. They begin to close in on gang leader Kim Min-ki, a psychopath who carries a metal ball and chain.

## Cast

* Jung Jin-young as Oh Young-dal
* Yang Dong-geun as Bang Je-su
* Han Chae-young as Kang Na-na
* Gi Ju-bong as Squad leader Kim
* Kim Myeong-gook as Jang Chil-sun
* Hwang Jun-yeong as Go Myeong-hwan
* Yu Ha-bok as Hwang Cheol-gu
* Bang Guk-hyeon as Shim Young-man
* Lee Dong-kyu as Noh Jae-bong
* Seo Jae-kyeong as Kim Min-ki
* Kim Gi-se as Wang Su-chang
* Kim Chang-gyu as Go Du-man
* Lee Do-kyeong as Do Sang-chun
* Jo Kyung-hoon as Gomtaeng-i
* Chae Min-seok as Gal-chi
* Shin Jung-geun as Neob-chi ("Halibut")
* Lee Dol-hyung as Sun-dae ("Blood sausage")
* Yang Han-seok as Kang Il-man
* Shin Kyeong-ah as Kang Suk
* Lee Jeong-in as Shin Suk-jeong
* Baek Shin as Detective Kim
* Han Seong-sik as Delivery guy of Chinese restaurant
* Cha Soon-bae

## Reception

Wild Card has received mixed reviews.

Derek Elley, writing for Variety, states that although there is "nothing new" about the premise or plot, the film has "well-written and well-played characters whose ensemble chemistry pays off in the final reels." Andrew Robertson, from "Eye For Film," called the film "exciting" with an "almost Seventies feel."

