HAUNTERS (2010)

Cho-In is an angry young man with a dark gift: he can completely control the mind of anyone within his line of sight, making them do his will.  He's had this ability since childhood, and now - bored and insolent - uses his "talent" to rob pawn shops.  Kyu-Nam, a kindhearted young man who lost his job at a scrapyard after a horrifying accident, lands a job with the Utopia pawn shop ... which not only crosses his path with Cho-In's, but puts them in direct combat when Cho-In - during the robbery - discovers Kyu-Nam is the first and only person, EVER, whose mind he can't control.  From here the film becomes a battle of good vs. evil (with occasional touches of humor to lighten the mood), Kyu-Nam determined to stop the crazed Cho-In, who's gone on a killing spree to destroy him.  Wonderfully tense, the film's only let down is in never revealing how Cho-In got his power - or why Kyu-Nam is impervious to it.  But for sheer suspense, a few great set pieces, and the intense performances of the two leads, Haunters is an engrossing watch. (not rated) ***1/2

HAUNTERS trailer