'Unlocked' (2023) Netflix Movie. Review

Unlocked is a South Korean film directed by Kim Tae-joon based on the novel by Akira Shiga. It stars Chun Woo-hee, Yim Si-wan and Kim Hee-won.

A South Korean movie about hackers, internet identities and many social networks and… murders.

An entertaining thriller that, although isn´t much technically, is more entertaining than fascinating.

Storyline

In a drunken night a girl loses her mobile phone. A boy takes advantage of this and takes over her identity. Meanwhile, a dead woman appears in the forest.

Movie Review

A classic thriller that uses common fears (with a real base) about the insecurity of having all one´s life tied up in a mobile phone. So far, this is basic and boring, but the unblocked identity also becomes a thriller about murders, which adds an extra touch of attraction.

The story is well planned and the relationship between the main two characters, introducing us into the plot with a clever script (just clever) which, without too much innovation, is able to become a classic thriller without risking too much and knowing that deep down, not much o fa risk could be taken in a film with more action: they have known how to focus on the main character and have a balanced screenplay that is coherent and professional.

Sometimes, trying to create a good product is the only option, at least with these parameters: Unblocked identity knows how to not run risks and be coherent in what it offers a viewer that expects this kind of a development.

Our Opinion

This is an entertaining thriller that is little more than that, it does not surprise one and is not memorable because of its artistic challenges. It settles for the tried and true in a story about murders and identity thefts in an unpretentious film.