Korean
thrillers tend to bring innovations to the genre, and as far as the script is
considered, „Going by the book” represents a refreshment. A staged robbery that
tend to deviate from the police drill into something completely different as
the main character decides to push his colleagues a little bit over the top is
a good basis, but the movie stops there.
Unfortunately,
overacting and overall sense of emphasizing the characters and the plot itself take
over from here, bringing in the traditional weaknesses of Asian
cinematographies that somewhat diminish the qualities of this flick.
„Going
by the book” is a refreshment amongst lovers of Korean cinema, but not for the
general public as well.