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Eyes   Looking for a cops and robbers film for the 2014s? Look
no further than Korea’s “Cold Eyes.” Directed by Ui-seok Jo and
Byung-seo Kim with screenplay by Ui-seok Jo, based on Kin-Yee Au
and Nai-Hoi Yau’s film, “Eye in the Sky,” “Cold Eyes” has it
all—action, bad guys, good guys, great dialogue (it comes across
even with sub-titles), chase scenes, gunfights, terrific acting
and an absolutely fantastic score that ties the movie together.
The movie opens on a Seoul subway and seems to focus on a young
woman, a businessman and a dozing middle-aged man. Is there a
connection?  Chief Hwang (Kyung-gu Sol) is the leader of a small
surveillance team that pursues high-stakes criminals. We learn
that it isn’t easy to make this team, but once you do, you are
joining a group of men and women who work hard and play hard.
Thrown into the mix is new recruit, Ha Yoon-joo (Hyo-ju Han),
quickly nick