I liked this drama very much but there was one plot hole I could have done without. When Yun Su leaves the son of the dentist after trying, but failing ,to kill him, the real culprit, the lawyer, appears instantly and finishes the job. But he could not have been aware of the deal Yun Su and Mo Eun made in the jail, and so he could not have known where to go and what to do. The deal did become known, gradually, but only after the boy was killed.
A few points in the film distracted me exceedingly. Like the Baby Box. There is one, but the mother does not put the baby in it. She puts it on the ground in front of the box. Why?
Then, the two female cops. They act like detectives, stalking the main group around the country. But then they are shown in uniforms. Uniforms? Detectives do not wear uniforms, do they?
And if the point of the journey in the van is to find parents for the baby, why do these people stop at an orphanage?
And why is a phone conversation with the Bae Doona character included? It goes on and on and on, without seemingly having anything to do with anything in the film.
Eps 7 and 8 were disappointing. Much time was spent just walking and/or standing around. Best Fairs, the company, seemed, earlier, about to go under. Not any more, but I have no idea why not. Yes, Sun-woo sold his expensive car, but he hasn't spent the proceeds to save the company, has he? And why is Director Shin having such a hard time? Wasn't he supposed to drive Best Fairs out of business?
On one hand, Woo-joo's scheme – getting revenge on a woman by bankrupting, not the woman herself, but her SON's company – is melodramatic, even idiotic. On the other hand, being forced out of one's home is a much more relatable issue than the multi-billion-won business transactions and slush funds that figure in a lot of other KDramas.
They've been estranged from him for 15(?) years and he abandoned them for his mistress. It's more strange that…
Yes, that would make sense if this wasn't a KDrama. However, in my experience of KDramas, if your mother or father dies, you go to the funeral, no matter what. No. Matter. What.
Careful – 우동 is Woo-Dong, whereas udon would be 우돈
OK, I was not aware of this pronunciation. Wait - according to Naver, it's not just the pronunciation, it's really written like that, too. So the Korean (written) word for udon (Japanese) is udong (Korean). Now I get it.
Something has been bothering me since E01. So I went back and skimmed through that episode. and yes, it really looks like only Woo-joo went to the father's funeral. I mean, her sister and brother did not. Very odd, isn't it?
The colors in the videos are weird. In some dramas, colors like this are used to signify that what is shown is something that happened in the past. Here, past events are shown as squeezed horizontally. That is weird, too. I do like the drama, but the colors are starting to feel... Oppressive.
It only premiered in November, so perhaps we have to wait a bit (supposing your "anywhere" means "anywhere on the Internet"). On a side note – I think the English name "The Night Owl" is more commonly used.
This is an odd case. HanCinema shows it as having "earned 7,141 admissions at the South Korean box office", but KOBIZ does not show it at all, although the list of Specialty films goes down to "Chorokbam" with 2,595 admissions. In any case, I rather think LilyAlice, the author of the list here, has not seen this film. Very few have.
I don't know if this is a deliberate snub or a unintentional miss, but I'm really surprised that "Decision to…
The main reason for the accolades, nominations, and awards, seems to be the fine reputation of the director, Park Chan-wook. The movie itself is not that good.
Then, the two female cops. They act like detectives, stalking the main group around the country. But then they are shown in uniforms. Uniforms? Detectives do not wear uniforms, do they?
And if the point of the journey in the van is to find parents for the baby, why do these people stop at an orphanage?
And why is a phone conversation with the Bae Doona character included? It goes on and on and on, without seemingly having anything to do with anything in the film.
I do like the drama, but the colors are starting to feel... Oppressive.
In any case, I rather think LilyAlice, the author of the list here, has not seen this film. Very few have.