Going by the Book 2-Disc Special Edition

A Smart, Witty, and Engaging Heist Film...
The town of Sampo has been hit with several bank robberies. To reassure the public, recently instated police chief Lee Seung-man conducts a mock bank robbery, which is basically a pretend robber (traffic cop Jung Do-man) versus cops, that will hopefully show the efficiency of the police. Unfortunately for Lee Seung-man, Jung Do-man is dedicated to doing everything by the book and takes his role very seriously. Going by the Book is a smart, witty, and engaging heist film.

I really enjoyed the story in Going by the Book. It's a very immersive film, and it does this with it's smart and witty dialogue. The film is genuinely hilarious; it packs more laughs than most comedies nowadays, and it isn't purely a comedy film; it doesn't need gross-out gags or excessive cursing to be funny. It's a captivating film, especially how the heist plays out; the dialogue, the characters, and the twists all contribute to the excellent execution (it also has great editing). It's balanced...

Slick Utopian hoopla
"Going by the Book" is a South Korean comedy that was actually released all the way back in 2007 and is just now getting released on DVD for the first time in the states. Directed by Ra Hee-chan and starring Jung Jae-young ("Guns & Talks," "Moss") and Son Byung-ho ("Running Wild," "The Good The Bad The Weird"), "Going by the Book" is the unique tale of traffic cop Jung Do-man (Jae-young) who takes his job rather literally and does absolutely everything by the book. After a routine traffic stop, Do-man winds up giving a citation to the new police chief Lee Seung-woo (Byung-ho) for making an illegal left turn. With the rise of bank robberies, Lee Seung-woo stages a bank robbery that randly assigns every officer roles to play without any given warning on when the simulation will begin. The staged robbery and quick resolution by the town's police force is sure to boost the reputation of the men in uniform in the public eye. However Do-man is cherry picked to play the robber and encouraged...

Cops and Robbers???
A hilarous take on bank robbery. Dog Day Afternoon turned inside out. A way too serious cop is asked by the new, promotion ambitious police chief to take charge in a exercise to boost civilain morale and police image by being the best robber in a simulated case. Everything goes awry. Laugh out loud, funniest scenes inside the bank and hostage situations. A perky little umbrella dance number. The laughs come from veteran actor Jung Jae-young deadpan serious delivery with people around him stunned or amazed. A real comedy treat from South Korean cinema. Totally unexpected. Second disc has tons of production making-of and interviews.

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