Overview
- Good News is now streaming on Netflix following premieres at the Toronto and Busan film festivals.
- Set in 1970 and inspired by a Japanese Red Army hijacking, the film opens with a disclaimer that its characters and events are fictional.
- Sul Kyung-gu plays a KCIA fixer called Nobody, Ryoo Seung-bum portrays agency chief Park Sang-hyeon, and Hong Kyung appears as Air Force lieutenant Seo Go-myung.
- Critics highlight the dark political satire that lampoons bureaucracy, drawing comparisons to Dr. Strangelove and Wag the Dog.
- Reviews commend the ensemble, including hijackers played by Sho Kasamatsu and Nairu Yamamoto, while frequently citing tonal inconsistency, a sagging third act, and an overlong 136-minute runtime.