Gosh, I wish one aspect of Midnight Runners were true: A parallel dimension in which cute nerdy guys want to become cops not because they are sociopathic bullies but because they're dorks hoping to save the day. But Kim Joo-hwan's action comedy is unfortunately a fantasy. And one I enjoyed spending 90 minutes in! Who wouldn't be charmed by a student police officer who adlibs the three principles for an investigation as "passion, tenacity, and big heart"? Innocence versus criminality? Of such are some myths made.
Headlining this idealized vision are a pair virgin law enforcement agents-in-training (Park Seo-joon and Kang Ha-neul) who witness a teen abduction then spend a night going from a seedy spa of female ear-cleaners to human-trafficking warehouse specializing in egg harvesting. Clearly, Midnight Runners isn't all fun and games. Our two young cadets are being asked to grow up fast and, somewhat preposterously, put themselves through an intense personal, physical training regimen that has them ready to physically take on a whole gang of 'hoods (and their supervillian leader) after a mere few days. I wasn't expecting realism though. In the eternal fight between good and evil, I expect a little hyperbole. With Midnight Runners, I frankly relished it.
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