Detective Lee is the sole survivor of the mysterious ambush that killed Assemblyman Doh- as well as every other character in the prison transfer truck, except, rather conspicuously, for Detective Lee herself. This makes her the prime suspect. Inspector Ryoo, coward that he is, doesn’t really want to get any more involved. But K has promised to abandon taking control of Inspector Ryoo’s body if Inspector Ryoo can get her out of prison. So for once, Inspector Ryoo is determined to be a good cop.
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With very few suspects, it was probably inevitable that Detective Lee’s boss Captain Kim would emerge as a person of suspicion. In previous reviews I misleadingly referred to him as Officer Kim. Up until now it wasn’t clear that Captain Kim had a higher rank than any of the other cops he interacts with. The iQiyi translation is also starting to get on my nerves because they can’t seem to decide whether to call our lead character Inspector Ryoo or Inspector Ryoo. I’ve seen them use both.
Anyway, whatever we call him, Inspector Ryoo manages to crack the case of who sold out the prison transfer truck’s location and why. But he doesn’t know everything, and what we’ve mainly learned so far is that there are a large number of characters with competing agendas, many of whom have to die for the sake of cleaning up these messes. As a cop, amd more importantly a corrupt cop, Inspector Ryoo is less expendable than other characters.
Patrolman Oh has only just now managed to return because the forces conspiring to make him a scapegoat were deemed less useful by their superiors further down the chain. But for Detective Lee the situation remains bleak. I like how the worldbuilding renders these false accusations completely plausible, because corruption is an undeniable problem in the police force. It’s long been implied that K surfaced in part because of that, even we get further hints here about a deeper childhood trauma.
After watching the first episode of “Tracer” yesterday the difference in tone is especially stark. The sheer speed with which Inspector Ryoo can talk himself out of trouble, to the great disgust of K, emphasizes how Inspector Ryoo has agreed to become a part of the corruption just because its so endemic. This gives “Bad and Crazy” a cynical yet satirical bite that’s well complimented by the as-usual exceptional fight scenes and sense of humour provided by Inspector Ryoo’s alter ego.
Review by William Schwartz
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“Bad and Crazy” is directed by Yoo Seon-dong, written by Kim Sae-bom, and features Lee Dong-wook, Wi Ha-joon, Han Ji-eun, Cha Hak-yeon, Kang Ae-shim, Kim Dae-gon. Broadcasting information in Korea: 2021/12/17~Now airing, Fri, Sat 22:40 on tvN.
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Source: Laban Lang Philippines
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