Notable Cast: Ma Dong-seok, Son Suk-ku, Choi Gwi-hwa, Park
Ji-hwan, Heo Dong-won, Ha Jun, Jeong Jae-kwang, Nam Moon-chul, Park Ji-young
The beast cop is back in a follow-up to one of South Korea's
most entertaining thrillers of the last 10 years, The Outlaws, only
this time we ditch the standard 2 numbering of a normal sequel and instead go
with the oddly titled The Roundup, which is such a simple and less
exciting title than Outlaws 2, but I digress. Is this sequel
anywhere comparable to the sheer awesomeness of the stellar first film? In
short, absolutely, and in some ways, it excels even more (i.e. the action).
Ma Dong-seok, aka Don Lee, is back as Ma Seok-do, the smart-mouthed, heavy-hitting train of a cop who does whatever he must to bring the
baddies in to meet justice. He is more charismatic than ever in this film. He
really shined in the first entry of this series, but here he seems to embody
his character even more, sinking himself into the role. There may not be a ton
of depth to the character, but Ma brings such a level of bravado and sheer
power to the character, you can't take your eyes off of him. He can be a gentle
giant one second, and then the next he is punching you through a door, or a
window... or a wall.