What a waste of my time!!!

A Brilliant Conflict

It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

Flu while being very cliché from the plot to the characters motivation is still an entertaining outbreak movie with strong acting and thrilling action scene so if you like the first haft of 28 Days Later... and wish the whole movie like that Flu is the movie for you.The little girl is very annoying but she a big part of the story so you just have to roll with it.

A highly contagious and deadly virus spreads in one of Seoul's suburbs, and the army is forced to intervene by setting up a quarantine to prevent its spread. The film starts well, but the second part has several questionably unrealistic situations, diminishing its overall quality. The performances are very good, namely the performance of the cute little girl of only 5 or 6 years old delivering the most emotional and powerful scene in the movie. A film with the same subject of "Outbreak" and "Contagion" but located in South Korea.

When beginning to watch Flu, you wouldn't be blamed for initially suspecting you had inadvertently stumbled upon a romantic comedy by mistake. After experiencing a car accident, scientist Kim In-Hae (the ravishing Soo-Ae) requires immediate rescue by firefighter Kang Ji-Koo (Jang Hyuk), who finds himself instantly entranced by her appearance, though her lacking charm and frequent criticism initially confronts him. Wanting to gain her favor, Ji-Koo risks his job to salvage files that were lost during her collision, and in so doing, finds himself later meeting In-Hae's daughter, Park Min-Ha (the adorable Kim Mi-Reu), who, although sweet, sports her mother's values and trust issues, which are scaffolded overtime with an explanation about Min-Ha's father.When an unidentifiable contagion is released from a container carrying smuggled refugees, the rapid spread of the infection quickly consumes Bundang, as a reluctant government scrambles to contain the outbreak. In-Hae, because of her background, is one of several personnel called to assist in finding a cure, but when the safety of her daughter, who she's left home alone, is jeopardized because of the escalating situation, she is forced to choose between her work, and her duties as a mother. Having faith in Ji-Koo's abilities, Min-Ha calls him to help her during her time of need, Ji-Joo's attraction to In-Hae turning to dedication, as he goes out of his way to help her and her daughter, a task made difficult by the many disappearing acts Min-Ha orchestrates, due to a repetitive script.Although In-Hae could occasionally be referred to as selfish, prioritizing her daughter over her occupational duties, Ji-Koo on the other hand could almost be described as delusional. The world around him is slowly going to hell, and instead of caring only for those closest to him, he professionally feels responsible for the lives of everyone, a sub-plot that sometimes appears to be used to keep him separated from the ladies he has come to appreciate. Though helping complete strangers is bravely unselfish, Ji-Koo appears unable to realize that without a cure, these people are beyond his capacity to assist, his decision to put his own life in danger, also jeopardizing those he loves in the process.Though the effects used throughout are not Hollywood standard, they easily grasp your attention, and effectively convey the catastrophic nature of what's happening. What Flu does exceptionally well is build tension, the contamination of patient zero slowly leading to a major infection, the film visually detailing how easily the virus is transmitted. Moreover, as each situation reaches a climax, or begins to appear on the verge of solving, another issue emerges that further intensifies the atmosphere, ensuring the audience is always entrenched in the devolving emergency.Furthermore, what sets Flu apart from other disaster films, is its determination to show how horribly self-centered and ruthlessly unemotional humans can be when it comes to self-preservation, and though the film isn't terribly violent, despite there being several scenes with blood, the feature will certainly shock and disturb some viewers with the in-your-face brutality, and unethically inhumane practices bestowed upon the populace, the gradual rise in panic leading to anger and insanity, by both the infected, and those trying to contain the outbreak. In traditional U.S movies moreover, Americans are portrayed as the world police force, who are continuously in the right, and it is interestingly thought-provoking to witness an interpretation from an alternate perspective, that depicts their forceful actions to be, although potentially beneficial, selfish and inhumane. The beginning of the feature conveys to the audience how the film is not based on actual events, a statement potentially provided in regards to not only the content, but the view that foreigners are a threatening force, though at the same time, the film has no issues with equally interpreting South Korean governmental officials as being just as barbaric.Though the pandemic is well developed, some of the side characters are not, with cast members including Cha In-Pyo as the President, and Ma Dong-Seok as a corrupt emergency worker, deserving larger roles to accentuate the importance they played in the narrative. Lastly, Flu could occasionally be accused of going overboard in its depiction of events, however, this being said, the melodramatic atmosphere established during the film, unlike features including Haeundae, remains at an acceptably believable level. Flu is certainly worth viewing for a number of particularly well executed and interestingly entertaining moments, though don't expect every minute of the film to retain this level of enjoyment.

Disease grips a country, panic breaking out, someone has to save their loved ones. How they always go, nothing new.It is still pretty good, I never get enough from disaster movies so it is right up my alley. Looking for something different, this is not it. It hits every cliché in the book and does not leave the beaten path for a minute.Another thing extremely irritating is the "cute" little song singing wise cracking girl, which is actually a spoiled brat. There is absolutely no use for this kid in the plot except to up the awww factor.