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Jung_E

2023

1h 38m

Sci-Fi

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Adventure

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In a post-apocalyptic 22nd century, a researcher at an AI lab leads the effort to end a civil war by cloning the brain of a heroic soldier -- her mother.

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Vinh D

Movie started off good and intriguing, but started to drift a bit off to boringness, where some parts were too long for unnecessary reasons. They could have even wrapped this movie up as a short movie (you know, the short sci-fi movies you see on Youtube). So yeah, a bit too long. We get it, we get it, skip skip skip. But what really challenged the audiences intelligence was that they ran the same simulation over and over and over again. You would think after many years, if not decades, they would have accomplished the simulation pattern. Unless they weren't able to think outside of the box... which I doubt if they were smart enough to make AI robots fight like bruce lee. There was just something not right about this sci-fi movie. I guess they tried to spin an "I Robot" alternative. Not a movie that will stick in your memory for years, and I guess it's just okay to watch.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/12/24

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I absolutely hate this movie, it is surprisingly well made and got me extremely emotional because of how good it was. How it depicted a copy of human mind in androids made me mildly uncomfortable because of how realistic the whole process was (specifically how they treated them, not made them). A person dying and having their consciousness copied and used for production by companies? Yea that checks out. And how throughout the movie it constantly makes you question if each copy is just a robot or if there really is some sort of soul of the original person in there somewhere. I just wanted to play a semi interesting ScyFy movie in the background while I work on a project, but ended up getting fully intrigued and invested. Again, I hate this movie. It made me feel things I did not want and was not ready to feel. 10/10 would and will recommend.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/07/23

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Ed S

This sci-fi movie is good. The first 1/2 of the movie is slow. I almost lost interest yet the last 1/2 is all the entertaining CGI action. I wish they would produce the sequel to tell the story what life Jung_e would have after she is free and what would the director does when learning she is free. There would be a full chasing action scenes because the story just begins...

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/09/23

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Sam W

A personal and emotionally driven story of android life - what it is to be human, human rights and how they react when they find out they aren't human. Nothing truly new is covered, but the story is well told and the characters are good, even if all the men come across as silly and all the women come across as sensible. The fantastical futuristic setting looks impressive and the brief and infrequent action scenes are fast paced and exhilarating, although the CGI does look a bit cartoony in places.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/18/23

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D J

I LOVED IT!! Others watch with me does as well. Will again and again. Great work director

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/15/23

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Kenneth L

I enjoyed this as a nice little piece of science fiction with some cool visuals.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/17/23

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Yeon Sang-ho

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Kang Soo-youn

Seo-Hyun

Kim Hyun-joo

Jung_E

Ryu Kyung-Soo

Sang-Hoon

Yeon Sang-ho

Screenwriter

Yu Ji-seon

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Brian Lowry

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The film turns out to be visually striking and narratively muddled, with a story that starts somewhere in the middle, throws around lots of provocative science-fiction concepts and comes to a rather abrupt end.

Feb 2, 2023

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

Way too much of Jung_E is content to discuss its themes instead of merely embedding them in an interesting story.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 25, 2023

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Eric Francisco

Inverse

Yeon’s latest is altogether a disappointment, lacking both the brain power and the beating heart that made his other movies so full of humanity.

Jan 23, 2023

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Maxance Vincent

InSession Film

Flashy action sequences are one thing (and they're all amazingly executed), but if the story doesn't support it, you only have one piece of the puzzle.

Rated: C-

Mar 6, 2024

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Clement Tyler Obropta

Film Inquiry

Jung_E is a mindless film that neglects its soul in favor of metal-scraping, robot-smashing action.

Nov 2, 2023

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Lee Zumpe

Tampa Bay Newspapers

Viewed as a study of human connections, and the special bond between a mother and daughter, the film underscores the emotional cogs that give our lives meaning.

Aug 23, 2023

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Synopsis

In a post-apocalyptic 22nd century, a researcher at an AI lab leads the effort to end a civil war by cloning the brain of a heroic soldier -- her mother.

Director: Yeon Sang-ho
Screenwriter: Yeon Sang-ho
Production Co: Climax Studio
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
Original Language: Korean
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 20, 2023
Runtime: 1h 38m

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