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Black House


April 24, 2008 The darker side of the insurance business is explored in "Black House," another example of how current Korean cinema is re-energizing seemingly worn-out genres. Shin Terra's domestically money-spinning condensation of a 400-page 1997 Japanese novel (previously filmed in 1999 by Morita Yoshimitsu) has rather narrow international appeal, and will likely make its biggest impact via DVD and adventurous-minded festivals. "The people are all frauds -- we need to stay sharp" is the philosophy espoused by bosses at the insurance company whose latest recruit is 30-ish Jun-Oh (Hwang Jun-min).

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