aker ▁of ▁Austin ▁Chron icle ▁wrote ▁" Yes , ▁it ' s ▁car ▁crashes ▁and ▁fight ▁sequences ▁and ▁dry ▁j okes , ▁but ▁it ' s ▁a ▁mix ▁that ▁will ▁make ▁you ▁w ow , ▁w ince ▁and ▁gu ff aw ▁in ▁just ▁the ▁right ▁amounts , ▁all ▁carried ▁off ▁with ▁a ▁g rit ty ▁style . ▁It ▁may ▁l ull ▁a ▁little ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁act , ▁but ▁that ' s ▁just ▁setting ▁up ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁de cade ' s ▁low - key ▁fin est ▁pay offs ." ▁Ben ▁Tra vis ▁of ▁Empire ▁wrote ▁" There ’ s ▁not ▁much ▁going ▁on ▁beneath ▁the ▁ener get ic ▁surface , ▁but ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁part ▁The ▁Gang ster , ▁The ▁Cop , ▁The ▁Dev il ▁is ▁a ▁fast - p ac ed , ▁entertain ing ▁thr iller ▁bu oy ed ▁by ▁two ▁eng aging ▁leads ". ▁Tre vor ▁Johnson ▁of ▁Time ▁Out ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁three ▁stars ▁out ▁of ▁five , ▁comment ing ▁" This ▁mus cular ▁South ▁Korean ▁crime ▁thr iller ▁is ▁ne on - lit ▁cat n ip ▁for ▁fans ▁of ▁the ▁genre ... ▁A ▁solid , ▁if ▁not ▁quite ▁exception al , ▁time - pass er ". ▁Jason ▁Gor ber ▁of ▁/ Fil m ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁ 6 . 5 ▁point ▁of ▁ 1 0 , ▁stating ▁" As ▁it ▁stands , ▁this ▁is ▁a ▁movie ▁with ▁a ▁great ▁idea ▁and ▁pretty ▁decent ▁execution , ▁one ▁where ▁the ▁f ists ▁fly , ▁the ▁cars ▁crash , ▁and ▁you