Wild Card (2003 film)

Wild Card 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."