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The Great Flood
대홍수
2025 107 min South Korea R 16+
★5.8
Science Fiction, Adventure, Drama
Director: Byung-woo Kim
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Description
When a raging flood traps a researcher and her young son, a call to a crucial mission puts their escape — and the future of humanity — on the line.
Starring
Kim Da-mi
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Park Hae-soo
Actor
Kwon Eun-sung
Actor
Key opinion
The Great Flood is a visual spectacle that succeeds in creating immersive disaster sequences but struggles to balance its tonal ambitions. While the central performances provide a necessary emotional anchor, the film is ultimately undermined by a muddled screenplay that fails to seamlessly integrate its philosophical themes.
| Production | The film features visually stunning, immersive disaster sequences that lend a tactile weight to the destruction of civilization. | |
| Acting | Kim Da-mi and her co-stars deliver earnest, understated performances that ground the film's disaster elements in relatable human struggle. | |
| Screenplay | The script relies on tired disaster movie tropes and archetypes, such as the stubborn scientist and the opportunistic villain. | |
| Screenplay | The narrative suffers from a jarring transition, as the film shifts from an effective disaster survival story to a muddled exploration of morality and philosophy. | |
| Pacing | Audiences are divided on the film's structure: some find the pacing inconsistent and uneven, while others find the shift from survival action to dark introspection to be an oddly gripping evolution. |