Even though I am used to slow movies, this one was simply too slow at times, and it could have benefited from being 20 or 30 minutes shorter.
It doesn't go into much detail about any of the characters, and you are led to connect with them mostly through their daily interactions and emotions, in manner that quietly invites you to judge them either fairly or unfairly. By the end of the movie I definitely felt as if it was my right to know more about each of them, to know whether my judgements were valid or not, if they ever are.
Performances are great, of course, and that's what compensated for the movie's slow pacing.
Without giving any spoilers, I can say that the plot is interesting enough, and, for its pungency, will stay with you for a long time. In a way, if you are used to Korean cinema, and directors such as Kim-Ki Duk and Bong Joon Ho, it's nothing out of the ordinary. For newcomers, it will definitely be surprising.
To wrap it all, if you have patience for slow movies, it's worth watching once, at least.
It doesn't go into much detail about any of the characters, and you are led to connect with them mostly through their daily interactions and emotions, in manner that quietly invites you to judge them either fairly or unfairly. By the end of the movie I definitely felt as if it was my right to know more about each of them, to know whether my judgements were valid or not, if they ever are.
Performances are great, of course, and that's what compensated for the movie's slow pacing.
Without giving any spoilers, I can say that the plot is interesting enough, and, for its pungency, will stay with you for a long time. In a way, if you are used to Korean cinema, and directors such as Kim-Ki Duk and Bong Joon Ho, it's nothing out of the ordinary. For newcomers, it will definitely be surprising.
To wrap it all, if you have patience for slow movies, it's worth watching once, at least.
