Alienoid (2022)

South Korea

Science Fiction, Action, Fantasy, Adventure

Caper Film

Ryu Jun-yeol, Kim Woo-bin, Kim Tae-ri, So Ji-sub, Yum Jung-ah, Jo Woo-jin

Choi Dong-hoon

Choi Dong-hoon, Lee Ki-cheol

Taglines: For ages, aliens have locked up their prisoners in humans bodies.

prisoner, time warp, alien, historical fiction, goryeo dynasty, past and present, time slip, taoist wizard

Gurus in the late Goryeo dynasty try to obtain a fabled, holy sword, and humans in 2022 hunt down an alien prisoner that is locked in a human's body. The two parties cross paths when a time-traveling portal opens up.

Reviews:

Author: MovieGuys
I found it difficult to relate to Alienoid. I suspect the reason is cultural. Some things work across cultures and other's don't. I found Alienoid simply too strange. It has an off beat personality too, which really didn't help matters. The slapstick humour fell flat, too. Giving characters names like "dogturd", is a bit juvenile. Action wise it's alright but the action often didn't make a lot of sense, either. Characters appearing out of fans and hiding behind magic veils, just didn't track well, with this viewer. In summary, probably one for the domestic South Korean market. Lots of elements I suspect reflect Korean mythology but without a meaningful context, its lost on Western audiences.