Some of his earlier scenes felt a bit over done but as his character got heavier his performance became more believable (and HOTTER hee hee). I had never seen TOP act before and I was impressed. As I mentioned above this story is fast paced so fast in fact some parts are literally sped up on screen in order to get to the rest of the story, some people may not like that and may think they were trying to cram too much into one film ( at a whopping 187 mins I tend to agree) but it does allow me to cover a lot of ground and I felt like the story was complete when the movie ended. We have heist or caper set up, a rom -com thread, a rags to riches story, a mentor student story, a revenge tale and a redemption tale (see lots of stuff for you to choose from). There is a little bit of everything in this movie (which may slightly have been to its detriment). I didn't experience any lulls in my attention and while the pace seemed a bit rushed in some areas it definitely did not bore me. Rewatch Value 7.5 This movie as a pleasant surprise even though I'm a fan of TOP ( I mean look at his face) I didn't go in expecting such an entertaining experience and trust me this movie was entertaining. Skip this if you don't like TOP, bloody scenes and gambling movies. Watch this if you like TOP (yes there will be abs, and he did act quite good), gambling, twists and turns and like the card game Go-Stop. The music made the movie, but one song didn't fit the scene in my opinion so thats the reason why I rated is quite low. Yes, I am a tiny bit biased but besides TOP the rest also really stood out, there was one weak character and for me it was Shin Se Kyung, I just can't figure out if it was the role or her acting. I didn't understand the card game but the movie makes you understand it, and after watching this you might get interested in the Go-Stop card game. They kept me on my toes and I got really curious about this card game (this is unknown in the EU). I really liked the little hints of comedy it is acceptable in this movie. I really liked it that it had loads of twists and turns in them I didn't see all of them coming. It has a good written story, there are somewhat similar movies like this one. Rewatch Value 8.0 I really enjoyed this movie, definetley not a waste of your time.