Carter is a 2022 movie directed by Jeong Byeong-gil. This is an action movie zombie-esque with a political plot and a game-like cinematography. I was actually looking for a good zombie movie to watch and this came into my search result. My recommendation got me to Carter which seems to be intriguing and from the poster itself, I expected quite a lot especially with Joo Woo and that it's Netflix affiliated compared to the regular K-film that I watch from TVN. I suppose this movie is one of those that received mix reviews and even from me, there are aspects that I like but also dislike from it.

If you are into K-drama and films, you know that he’s all around. However in this movie, he played a character that I think is out of his regular image. There are some American actors/actresses as well and one that I used to know is Camilla Belle, who has a few lines in the movie but I was thoroughly disappointed with her performance in this movie. There was not much to her line and even Joo Won acting was flat and he was moving like an NPC in a game character despite he was made the first person a.k.a the protagonist of the movie. Anyhow, this is purely my personal opinion after watching it and though there are some good aspects to the movie, I will let you be the judge in the end.

The movie starts showing a shirtless man, Carter (Joo Woo), waking up in a motel with no recollection of his identity. He was soon surrounded by CIA agents and was asked about his identity and he was accused of kidnapping the scientist who found the cure to the virus that was first spread in DMZ. However, since he had no recollection of what happened, he heard a voice from his ear who then guided him in order to find his real identity. However first, he has to save a girl named Hana, the daughter of the scientist who is also the living antidote to the virus. Eventually Carter and Hana attempted running away from the CIA agents and Carter eventually found out his real identity. He was an agent himself but changed his face and moved to North Korea and started a life over there. The ending eventually hinting at a sequel about the continuation of the virus and possibly a new setting other than South Korea and North Korea.

When it comes to the storyline itself, I personally think it is quite promising. However it was the choppy editing and the over the top drone shot that made me dizzy. At some scenes, the drone was moved up the hill then down the hill and I don’t think it was necessary at all. It was a game-like scenario that the character doesn’t show any emotions and is almost like an NPC. I also saw from putlocker, people were mentioning how they get dizzy and that is real. I even have to lie down after watching 2 hours straight just because my eyes were strained and the drone wasn’t slow at all. It was fast and there were a lot of action scenes that were quick and sharp. Some of the shots were shaky and as you can see above, that is the part where the drones were flying the Carter and Hana was running away from the zombie. It was swift, shaky, and there are many cases of this. However, what I appreciate would be the stunt work that goes into the movie because this movie has car stunt, falling stunt and even falling from the sky that I think wasn’t easy to shoot at all. It could have been good but I think it would be better if there were no excessive drone shoot.