▁writes ▁" In ▁short , ▁main stream ▁aud ien ces ▁should ▁get ▁a ▁kick ▁out ▁of ▁this ▁pol ished , ▁often ▁exc iting ▁patri ot ist ▁drama . ▁But ▁those ▁looking ▁for ▁a ▁deeper , ▁might ier ▁reson ance ▁would ▁be ▁well ▁ad vised ▁to ▁keep ▁their ▁expect ations ▁in ▁check ." The ▁Hollywood ▁Re porter ▁describes ▁the ▁film ▁as ▁" a ▁patri otic ▁cost umer " ▁and ▁says , ▁" S ever al ▁impress ive ▁action ▁scenes ▁sust ain ▁the ▁t ension ▁and ▁elect r ify ▁this ▁over long , ▁often ▁hard - to - follow ▁story ". Vari ety ▁wrote , ▁" C ult ▁director ▁Kim ▁Je e - wo on ▁del ivers ▁the ▁goods ▁with ▁an ▁ult ra - sty lish ▁clo ak - and - dagger ▁action er ". S cre end aily ▁noted ▁that , ▁" Local ▁aud ien ces ▁should ▁respond ▁well ▁to ▁the ▁stir ring ▁patri otic ▁sentiment ▁on ▁display ▁here ". ▁ ▁Box ▁office ▁The ▁film ▁to pped ▁the ▁South ▁Korean ▁box ▁office ▁for ▁three ▁consecutive ▁weeks . ▁▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁nomin ations ▁▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Ass ass ination ' ', ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁South ▁Korean ▁film ▁with ▁similar ▁topic ▁and ▁background ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁subm issions ▁to ▁the ▁ 8 9 th ▁Academy ▁Awards ▁for ▁Best ▁Foreign ▁Language ▁Film ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁South ▁Korean ▁subm issions ▁for ▁the ▁Academy ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Foreign ▁Language ▁Film ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 1 0 s ▁action ▁thr