Director: Yeon Sang-ho
Notable Cast: Gang Dong-won, Lee Jung-hyun, Lee Re, Kwon
Hae-hyo, Kim Min-jae, Koo Kyo-hwan, Kim Do-yoon, Lee Ye-won, Jang So-yeon, Moon
Woo-jin
In 2016, South Korea fired one hell of a shot into the arm
of zombie cinema. That shot was Yeon Sang-ho’s horror with heart film, Train
to Busan. A loose sequel to his animated zombie flick, Seoul Station,
Train to Busan came out with a bang. Immediately it was making lists for
best zombie films, best modern horror films, and best films PERIOD for the year
and the decade. I was a big fan myself and its international success only laid
the groundwork to spawn a sequel. Fast forward to four years later and the
follow-up, also directed by Yeon Sang-ho, has now been unleashed in theaters. Peninsula,
or as it has been stylized for the US release Train to Busan Presents:
Peninsula which I refuse to use as its title, is quite the fascinating next
chapter of this series. It’s a high-octane shotgun blast of an action flick
with a loose heist narrative based in the world of Train to Busan and,
while mileage may vary for audiences going in, it never, ever, ever ceases to
entertain.
