The continuation of the sensational 2006 hit Tazza: The High Rollers about more or less successful and ingenious players in the grip – a game popular in Korea, also known as go-stop.
In the second part of the Tazza, we are talking about Go-nee’s nephew, Dae Gil. He shows a serious interest and talent for gambling from an early age, so it is not surprising that when he came of age and crossed the road to local bigwigs, he escaped to Seoul in search of a better life. Thanks to his childhood friend, Dae Gil quickly ascends the ladder and turns from a simple drink delivery man into a full-fledged player.
It seems that life is getting better: he moves from the basement room with bed bugs to apartments in Gangnam and replaces Hawaiian shirts with designer outfits. However, the situation takes a bad turn when the chef orders to deceive President Woo, who is crazy about gambling.
The choice between your girlfriend and work, as well as the subsequent attempt to take revenge by grabbing the boss Jang, the owner of a less prestigious gambling club, but definitely more dangerous and evil, ends not very well: De Gil learns, not only about the grand setup that was organized for him, but also loses his job, friend and beloved girl during the operation, and is more and more immersed in a debt hole from which he cannot get out, even having partially paid the debt with his kidney.
It should be pointed out that this movie, as well as the first movie, was so well-directed and impeccable in terms of showing casinos, that a lot of casinos in Asia started to adopt VIP services. The film sort of shows negative aspects of gambling, but it did not hamper the casino owners from introducing VIP. Not only Asia but other regions, including North America, were ‘affected’ and that is why the Canadian VIP casino real money system was brought forward in Canada. A lot of Canadian citizens praised the sequence of the movie, a good depiction of casinos, attitude towards high-profile officials and VIP. Hence, casinos became encouraged to think more about VIP services.
Gradually, the plan of revenge leads Dae Gil to Agui (Kim Yoon Sok), who is known to cut off hands enthusiastically if he catches someone on fraud – in fact, Kko lost his hand, and Go-nee himself hardly escaped this fate.
If you think that in my review I told you the whole story – this will not be entirely true since the film lasts 2 hours 27 minutes. But it is worth noting that time flies by unnoticed, as Dae Gil does not get tired of rushing into problems and making new enemies and burdening himself with growing debt.
The film is indeed very stylish and in some places even too brutal: tell me, how many times could sharp objects be pierced into Dae Gil’s hand? And how, after all this, does it function at all? But the scenes of cruelty in Korean films have not surprised anyone for a long time, and at least, in this case, the cruelty is justified by the requirements of the genre.
Choi Seung-hyun has once again proved that he is capable of rapping but also embodying various characters on the screen. His Dae Gil is different and is not inferior in ambitiousness to his predecessor, Go-nee.
Unfortunately, I cannot say the same thing about the female part of the cast, and the point here is not even the less charismatic actresses – but their characters. Little Madam is a fatal woman, attractive, dangerous. She counts everything a hundred steps ahead, and the only thing that can stagger her equanimity is her love of money. Of course, against the background of such a woman, the heroines of Shin Se-kyung and Lee Ha-nui fade, who were called to the film for the sole purpose – to be its decoration.
However, if you decide to spend the evening in this film, then you will not be bored. Two and a half hours will fly by: the story of ascension, fall, revenge – it’s still a lot. Although when you find out that all the genius of Dae Gil comes down to the fact that he manages to eat a card quietly – you feel cheated.
