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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Stuart Jeffries

Black Knight review – imagine your Ocado driver is Mad Max and you’re not far off

Suella Braverman would definitely get ideas … Kim Woo-bin as 5-8 in Black Knight.
Suella Braverman would definitely get ideas … Kim Woo-bin as 5-8 in Black Knight. Photograph: Kim Jin-young/Netflix

First the bad news. Forty years ago a comet crashed into Earth wiping out 99% of humanity – and turning the Korean peninsula into a desert. Did Kim Jong-un and your favourite K-pop heroes survive? We have no information at this time.

The air is so toxic that humans wear oxygen masks outdoors, even former followers of Piers Corbyn. Our hero, a courier called 5-8 (played by ex-runway model Kim Woo-bin) delivers oxygen and food to survivors holed up in grim concrete new-builds, which are constructed on a grid plan resembling Milton Keynes – minus the charm and roundabouts. In order to get signatures for parcels, 5-8 must go through detoxifying air locks at each property, demonstrating a dedication unmatched by DPD or Amazon Prime in my experience.

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