Korean Gangster Film Documents UES Underworld
"West 32nd" takes the cameras inside New York's gritty Korean underworld. After hustling his way onto a homicide case, attorney John Kim (Cho) finds himself thrust into a sordid world of hard realities and moral compromises after he is taken under the wing of a ruthless Korean gangster who knows no limits.
Gritty! Especially since West 32nd was filming yesterday in the hardscrabble streets of Yorkville, specifically 83rd Street and 3rd Avenue. Moral compromises aplenty, to be sure! But hey, the movie stars Battlestar Galactica hotbot Grace Park, so we'll forgive the artistic license.