Kill Boksoon follows the story of a contract killer who has to balance her parenting duties of a single mother while going on a killing spree. This until she is entangled in a mess. Will she be able to crawl her way out? The story here is presented in a quirky manner with levels of convoluted concepts that really require you to focus on the proceedings. The screenplay standing at almost 140 minutes does make for an exciting drama that needs your undivided attention, which is kind of unique for an action film.

The drama does open with the introduction of the protagonist who is on her contract mission. A quick back story(more like an episode) does give a glimpse of her life outside her work hours wherein she is shown to stay with her daughter. The quirkiness in the drama is established from the opening action sequence wherein the protagonist does opt to give a fair chance to the victim only to switch mid-way when she notices him winning. That sequence did lay out the foundation of the drama pretty well and set the ball rolling for things to follow.

Soon, you are told that the protagonist works for a contract killing company who term themselves as ‘MK Entertainment’ which acts as a perfect alibi in case anyone is tracking them. The organization has rules and everyone has to follow them. The proceedings here are engrossing and almost demand your undivided attention. It is so easy to get lost in this convoluted drama if you are distracted. You would be left scratching as to who is after whom. And so the conversations become very important in understanding the context in the drama. As a subplot, there is an LGBTQ angle being addressed too and that does make for a compelling watch too, given the turn of events.

One of the shortcomings in the screenplay has to be that it doesn’t have enough action sequences. Given its name, the makers did have an option to go full throttle with the action, blood and gore. But the creative decision to subdue much of it, does result in a lesser product overall. Even the emotional bond wasn’t as strong here. Another minor drawback is the final act which is left open to interpretation. Now I did fully understand on what it was trying to convey yet the manner in which it was executed, did give an impression that it was abrupt. Yes, the events leading up to the final act are good and the post credit scene does dust out some of the flaws of the final act but a better finale would have elevated the drama further. But overall, the screenplay is high on concept, convoluted and entertaining.