Hope Harbor: A Wild, Messy Monster Movie That Actually Delivers

Slate’s Nadira Goffe praises Na Hong-jin’s Hope as a wildly entertaining, if uneven, sci-fi horror that blends elevated humor with garish CGI. The plot follows police chief Bum-seok and a rookie deputy in a besieged South Korean town as they chase a mysterious monster; the opening hour offers pulse-pounding, funny chase sequences amid a warlike town, while the film’s tonal swings and creature effects provoke both delight and disbelief, a combination that could cement it as a future cult classic despite its flaws.