▁hard ▁not ▁to ▁view ▁Lee ▁W on - ta e ’ s ▁“ The ▁Gang ster , ▁the ▁Cop , ▁the ▁Dev il ” ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁its ▁short com ings ▁in ▁comparison ▁to ▁the ▁lik es ▁of ▁“ Tra in ▁to ▁Bus an ,” ▁“ The ▁Age ▁of ▁Sh adows ,” ▁“ The ▁W ail ing ” ▁and ▁so ▁on . ▁But ▁what ▁this ▁fun , ▁s lick ▁but ▁slightly ▁forget table ▁hard bo iled ▁action er ▁la cks ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁energy , ▁original ity ▁and ▁invent iveness ▁of ▁a ▁true ▁Korean ▁genre ▁classic , ▁it ▁almost ▁makes ▁up ▁for ▁as ▁a ▁show case ▁for ▁the ▁bur ly ▁char is ma ▁of ▁star ▁Don ▁Lee , ▁a ka ▁Ma ▁D ong - Se ok ." ▁C ary ▁Dar ling ▁of ▁Houston ▁Chron icle ▁added ▁" Direct or / writer ▁Lee ▁W on - ta e , ▁for ▁whom ▁this ▁is ▁only ▁his ▁second ▁feature , ▁keeps ▁the ▁pace ▁moving ▁swift ly ▁with ▁this ▁c ats - and - mouse ▁game , ▁showing ▁off ▁an ▁ener get ic ▁sens ibility ▁that ▁her ald s ▁a ▁new ▁voice ▁on ▁the ▁South ▁Korean ▁film ▁scene . ▁It ’ s ▁no ▁wonder ▁that ▁“ The ▁Gang ster , ▁The ▁Cop , ▁The ▁Dev il ,” ▁which ▁was ▁invited ▁for ▁a ▁mid night - screen ing ▁slot ▁at ▁the ▁recently ▁concluded ▁C annes ▁Film ▁Festival , ▁has ▁been ▁picked ▁up ▁by ▁Hollywood ▁for ▁an ▁English - language ▁re make ▁with ▁Syl v ester ▁St all