Wild Card () is a 2003 South Korean film directed by Kim Yoo-jin. The crime drama has received mixed reviews.
Premise Veteran detective Oh Young-dal and his younger, loose-cannon partner Bang Jae-su are investigating the serial's rape-murders of young women in Seoul. They begin to close in on gang leader Kim Min-ki, a psychopath who carries a metal ball and chain.
Cast Jung Jin-young as Oh Young-dal Yang Dong-geun as Bang Je-su Han Chae-young as Kang Na-na Gi Ju-bong as Squad leader Kim Kim Myeong-gook as Jang Chil-sun Hwang Jun-yeong as Go Myeong-hwan Yu Ha-bok as Hwang Cheol-gu Bang Guk-hyeon as Shim Young-man Lee Dong-kyu as Noh Jae-bong Seo Jae-kyeong as Kim Min-ki Kim Gi-se as Wang Su-chang Kim Chang-gyu as Go Du-man Lee Do-kyeong as Do Sang-chun Jo Kyung-hoon as Gomtaeng-i Chae Min-seok as Gal-chi Shin Jung-geun as Neob-chi ("Halibut") Lee Dol-hyung as Sun-dae ("Blood sausage") Yang Han-seok as Kang Il-man Shin Kyeong-ah as Kang Suk Lee Jeong-in as Shin Suk-jeong Baek Shin as Detective Kim Han Seong-sik as Delivery guy of Chinese restaurant Cha Soon-bae
Reception Wild Card has received mixed reviews.
Derek Elley, writing for Variety, states that although there is "nothing new" about the premise or plot, the film has "well-written and well-played characters whose ensemble chemistry pays off in the final reels." Andrew Robertson, from "Eye For Film," called the film "exciting" with an "almost Seventies feel."
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