Hell yes. This movie is the shit. The Restless is a South Korean film that mostly takes place in a heaven-esque place where souls wait to be reincarnated back to Earth. The good news? Everything is white, clean, and clean smelling. The bad news? Demon things have invaded and will stab you. The first scene of the demons invading is pretty bad ass because of the creative special effects. If you are stabbed/cut/killed up there, you basically burn up and disintegrate. Very cool visual. The film's main character was poisoned on earth, but finds himself in this afterlife, but not totally dead.
I could go on and on about the plot, but the main selling point here is the SFX and the action. The special effects are usually really great, with only a few meh moments. On a budget MUCH less than most Hollywood films, it's amazing to see what hard work can accomplish.
The action, however, rips off your balls then feeds them to you. Absolutely amazing and inventive. From Doctor Octopus-like soldiers to a one-versus-thousands showdown, this movie could have easily just tread water. But it doesnt. This is what it felt like when Jackie Chan and Jet Li were cranking out all those classics in the late 80's-early 90's (as opposed to the shit they've churned out since...I'm looking at you Forbidden Kingdom).
The shittiest part is that the Korean film industry is so horrible, there's no telling if we'll ever see anything like this again.
Oh yeah, and the main actress sucks. This movie would easily be up in my all time favorite five if it wasnt for her stinking up the joint every time her ugly mug was on screen. So so horrible.
9.9/10
Take out that chick, and this is an easy 10. As is...try to look past her.
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