Jin Goo Archives - Sean Kelly On Movies

The sole survivor of a raid on a research facility hides out with a pair of civilians in The Witch Part 2: The Other One. A mysterious girl Cynthia (Shin Si-ah), emerges as the sole survivor of a raid on a research facility involved in the top secret Witch Program, which developed superpowered psychic assassins. Cynthia saves Kyung Hee (Eun-bin Park) from a gang controlled by her vile uncle Yong-du (Jin Goo). Kyung Hee takes Cynthia to hide with her and her brother Dae-Gil (Sung Yoo-bin), the latter with whom she develops a connection. However, Cynthia is being tracked by both mercenary Jo-Hyeon (Seo Eun-soo) and a group of fellow lab escapees. The Witch Part 2: The Other One is Korean filmmaker Park Hoon-jun's (I Shot the Devil) follow-up to his 2018 action-thriller The Witch Part 1: The Subversion. As the title suggests, The Witch Part 2: The Other One is a standalone sequel that follows a new girl from the same top secret research program as the original protagonist Goo Ja-Yoon (Kim Da-mi). The new protagonist Cynthia finds herself on the farm of civilians Kyung Hee and Dae-Gil, who are part of a violent land dispute with their uncle Yong-du. However, competing individuals involved with the Witch Program end up on Cynthia's trail. I have to admit that in the four-year gap between The Witch Part 1: The Subversion and this new film, I can barely remember the story so far. However, it does help that The Witch Part 2: The Other One doesn't require too much knowledge of the previous film, other than the plot involves superpowered individuals with potent telekinetic abilities. This comes into play in the film's ultra-violent showdown, which features multiple individuals facing off against each other, with often very gory results. While the plot of The Witch Part 2: The Other One seems to suggest that it is merely the middle chapter of a supposed trilogy, I do admit that I ended up enjoying this film better. The main reason for this is a greater emphasis on the violent action, though you also end up relating to Cynthia and the bond she grows, Kyung Hee and Dae-Gil. There is also a fair bit of comic relief in the film, whether it be the quips from mercenary Jo-Hyeon's English-speaking South African partner (Justin John Harvey) or Cynthia overindulging in samples in a supermarket. Overall, I can say that The Witch Part 2: The Other One is a sequel worth checking out.