JAKARTA (2000): Twisty comic heist movie about three "teams" of thieves who independently plan to rob the same bank on the same day, which causes no end of pandemonium and confusion, or does it? Clever mid-film twist paints nearly all the characters in a new light and reveals a much more intriguing plot has been afoot all along, punching what at first seems like a standard issue "heist-gone-wrong" riff into the realm of the better con game movies. Excellent ensemble cast, including SEX IS ZERO leading man Lim Chang-jung. Worth hunting down, and still available at some online retailers. Nice K-pop theme ballad, too. This one almost never gets mentioned on the Korean film websites, and yet it cracked the top ten that year
Review of Jakarta
