{"id":475140,"date":"2022-07-15T06:30:04","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T03:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/special-delivery-sends-park-so-dam-speeding-towards-dangerous-popcorn-thrills\/"},"modified":"2022-07-15T06:30:04","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T03:30:04","slug":"special-delivery-sends-park-so-dam-speeding-towards-dangerous-popcorn-thrills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/special-delivery-sends-park-so-dam-speeding-towards-dangerous-popcorn-thrills\/","title":{"rendered":"#&#8217;Special Delivery&#8217; Sends Park So-dam Speeding Towards Dangerous Popcorn Thrills"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a412838621ba\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a412838621ba\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/special-delivery-sends-park-so-dam-speeding-towards-dangerous-popcorn-thrills\/#%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Special_Delivery_Sends_Park_So-dam_Speeding_Towards_Dangerous_Popcorn_Thrills%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;&#8216;Special Delivery&#8217; Sends Park So-dam Speeding Towards Dangerous Popcorn Thrills&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Special_Delivery_Sends_Park_So-dam_Speeding_Towards_Dangerous_Popcorn_Thrills%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;&#8216;Special Delivery&#8217; Sends Park So-dam Speeding Towards Dangerous Popcorn Thrills&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<pre><code>     &lt;span class=\"mx-1\"&gt;The director of \u2018Private Eye\u2019 is back with another fun thriller.&lt;\/span&gt;\n&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;div id=\"\"&gt;\n\n\n\n                &lt;figure class=\"sf-entry-featured-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> \"&gt;\n            &lt;img width=\"800\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/special-delivery.jpg\" class=\"articlethumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"Park So-dam in Special Delivery\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/special-delivery.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/special-delivery-768x514.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/&gt;                                    &lt;p&gt;\n                    &lt;span class=\"sf-entry-flag sf-entry-flag-creditline\"&gt;Clover Films&lt;\/span&gt;\n\n                        &lt;\/figure&gt;\n\n    &lt;!-- START BYLINE --&gt;\n    &lt;div class=\"row align-items-center justify-content-center my-4 text-center medium dark-gray\"&gt;\n        By\u00a0Rob Hunter\u00a0\u00b7 Published on July 14th, 2022 \n        &lt;\/div&gt;\n    &lt;!-- END BYLINE --&gt;\n\n    &lt;em&gt;The 26th edition of the &lt;a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fantasiafestival.com\/en\/\"&gt;Fantasia International Film Festival&lt;\/a&gt; runs July 14th through August 3rd, and you can follow all of our coverage here.&lt;\/em&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<hr\/>\n<p>There\u2019s something primal in the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eal of skilled drivers pushing the limits of their vehicles while slaloming in and out of illegal behaviors. None of us can mimic those moves on actual streets in the real world, but we can live vicariously through the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a> about them. From Walter Hill\u2019s <em>The Driver<\/em> (1978) to Nicolas Winding Refn\u2019s <em>Drive<\/em> (2011), the sub-genre\u2019s appeal is undeniable. The necessary ingredients are pretty straightforward too as the best deliver action, style, and a charismatic lead behind the wheel \u2014 that last one being the reason why Edgar Wright\u2019s <em>Baby Driver<\/em> (2017) stumbles \u2014 and the latest contender checks off every one of those boxes. <strong>Park Dae-min<\/strong>\u2018s <strong><em>Special Delivery<\/em><\/strong> is a new action\/thriller from South Korea, and with <strong>Park So-dam<\/strong> in the driver\u2019s seat it\u2019s a ride you\u2019re going to want to take.<\/p>\n<p>Eun-ha (Park So-dam) is an unassuming employee at an average looking salvage yard, but her skillset is as a driver. It\u2019s a side hustle, delivering any and all packages that regular postal carriers won\u2019t handle, and when we first meet her it\u2019s a low-level gangster who she\u2019s delivering to a port across town. He scoffs at a female driver but quickly recants as she skillfully eludes multiple pursuers to reach the man\u2019s destination. Her next gig isn\u2019t as trouble-free, though, and she soon finds herself on the run from corrupt cops with a newly orphaned child named Seo-won (<strong>Jeong Hyeon-jun<\/strong>) in her care. Betrayals, beatdowns, and some blistering car action soon follow.<\/p>\n<p><em>Special Delivery<\/em> succeeds despite lacking much of anything in the way of a fresh narrative. Park Dae-min\u2019s script borrows from all those that came before while also nabbing a pinch or two from the likes of <em>Gloria<\/em> (1980) and <em>The Man from Nowhere<\/em> (2010), but it\u2019s no less of an entertaining popcorn flick for it. A strong protagonist, some nasty villains, and some solid action both in and out of the car helps deliver a fun, poppy thriller up through its satisfying finale.<\/p>\n<p>The twin appeals here are the action and the lead actor, and there\u2019s not much fault to be found with the either. Director Park Dae-min follows up his two period films \u2014 2009\u2019s fantastic but underseen <em>Private Eye<\/em> and 2016\u2019s <em>Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River<\/em> \u2014 with a contemporary tale that burns rubber via thrilling, smartly crafted car chases. It\u2019s not always about speed as Eun-ha utilizes crazy parallel parking skills and gravity itself to outwit those foolish enough to chase her, but when she does go fast the cinematography, stunt team, and editing work together to deliver the thrills. Some cg does intrude on occasion, but while noticeable it\u2019s far from a deal-breaker given the momentum and creativity on display.<\/p>\n<p>Park So-dam, meanwhile, is every bit the charismatic heart and soul of <em>Special Delivery<\/em> that you\u2019re expecting. This is her first live-action feature since 2019\u2019s <em>Parasite<\/em>, and while it\u2019s far less of a thought-provoking film Park\u2019s performance is once again one that commands your attention. She slides effortlessly into the film\u2019s beats whether they\u2019re comedic, dramatic, or action-oriented, and she creates a character worth rooting for. Her action chops are aided in large part by the filmmaking, but you\u2019ll have no complaints there. She may not be at Gena Rowlands\u2019 level, but she channels the legend anyway in her dismissal of the kid that soon turns to begrudging concern and legitimate love. (Side note, seriously, go watch John Cassavetes\u2019 <em>Gloria<\/em>.)<\/p>\n<p>The script does go to some dark and convoluted places at times, and it can feel at odds with <em>Special Delivery<\/em>\u2018s otherwise playful and fun-loving tone. That\u2019s far from a knock, though, as South Korean cinema sometimes has an addiction to tonal imbalance that often works in the respective film\u2019s favor. It\u2019s all sweet and exciting, and then a man is burned alive. We\u2019re laughing along with banter between Eun-ha and her co-workers (<strong>Kim Eui-sung<\/strong>, <strong>Han Hyun-min<\/strong>), and then one of them is shot to death in bloody fashion. Add in dirty cops, a key fob worth millions, and a federal agent hunting a North Korean defector, and things can get pretty dicey, but the film succeeds because both Parks \u2014 director and lead actor \u2014 know exactly how to take hold through a combination of character and action.<\/p>\n<p><em>Special Delivery<\/em> is a fun time that, even lacking in originality, still slides gracefully into a sub-genre that we just can\u2019t get enough of. Park So-dam is effortlessly cool, the action is slick and exciting, and the film delivers thrills both entertaining and bloody. This being a South Korean film, the child actor is also a talented kid who\u2019s as authentically annoying as he is endearing. It\u2019s ultimately a fluff film, but anyone who says they don\u2019t enjoy empty calories in the form of a good time is lying through their teeth.<\/p>\n<pre><code>    Related Topics: Fantasia Film Festival\n    &lt;!-- AUTHOR BOX --&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<div class=\"gray-bg p-4 border small mb-5\">\n<div class=\"row align-items-center text-md-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-2\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dca6f7118e64ea9aa6ef4f60221cfe7e?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=x\" class=\"circle img-fluid\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md\">\n            Rob Hunter has been writing for Film School Rejects since before you were born, which is weird seeing as he&#8217;s so damn young. He&#8217;s our Chief Film Critic and Associate Editor and lists &#8216;Broadcast <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>&#8217; as his favorite film of all time. Feel free to say hi if you see him on Twitter <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FakeRobHunter\">@FakeRobHunter<\/a>.        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<pre><code>    &lt;!-- START RECOMMENDED READING 1 --&gt;\n                                &lt;section class=\"recommended py-5\"&gt;\n            &lt;h3&gt;Recommended Reading&lt;\/h3&gt;\n\n\n        &lt;\/section&gt;\n            &lt;!-- END RECOMMENDED READING --&gt;\n\n\n\n\n&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"&gt;&lt;\/script&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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