The Korean blockbuster The Man From Nowhere is "laced with black humor and some truly impressive action sequences... a quietly building slow burn of a film" says Todd Brown on Lee Jeong-Beom "serves notice that he's got some John Woo in him, too, and though only two films into his career Lee has clearly established himself as one of the leaders of Korea's young generation." Adds Sean Axmaker, the whole thing "is pretty damn slick, suitably grim and just a little cute, thanks to the innocent adoration of a little girl waiting for a hero to save the day." (The film also screened at the SFIAAFF.)