The Butterfly

I’m not a fan of body swap movies but I found this one entertaining. It rested on the shoulders of Jung Jin Young and he did an admirable job of playing the older gangster. It wasn’t a life changing movie but it was fun. :)

At times ridiculous and silly, but the most fun I've had watching a Korean film. Nothing too deep just goodish guys and bad guys and a whole lot of swashbuckling! Avast!

The cast was good but I never got over the FL being arrogant and incompetent in her first scene. Ruined her character for me.

Thank you for this article! I’ve really been enjoying this drama. I will be sad to see it end.

I was not expecting to like this movie, but sat here and cried off and on. It was a heart-breaking and funny tale of growth and love.

This movie made this cranky old butterfly cry. Simple and heart warming. One of the better Korean movies I’ve watched. It doesn’t have the sweeping cinematography or OST than some do but I found the story emotionally compelling.

Beautifully shot, interesting subject matter but I never connected emotionally with the characters.

I wasn't super encouraged from the synopsis on Netflix and on MDL, but gave it a try anyway. I was pleasantly surprised at how the story, and emotional growth and healing took place.

I went into this movie with low expectations but was pleasantly surprised at how heart warming it was. Mark Chou as always does a superb job :)

The Oscars still have a ways to go to opening their minds and recognizing their biases. Not sure how a film that’s good enough for directing, screenplay, and best film nominations garners not one acting nomination. That’s a rare accomplishment and snub.

I am pleased with the categories it’s nominated in and hope it brings deserved attention to and respect for Asian films.

Sweet, predictable story. On Netflix now.

Has a nice little twist that kept it from being the standard quo.

Visually stunning but I found it boring.

You beautifully and perfectly summed up why I loved this drama. Thank you for this ode to Nokdu. ♡

I really enjoyed Be Melodramatic and WWW. I’m squeamish so will probably skip Strangers From Hell. I have Fiery Priest and Sky Castle in my PTW and now need to add Confession. :)

I’ve liked several 2019 dramas. the Tale of Nokdu and When the Camellia Blooms would certainly be in the top 5.

Thanks for the article!!!

Thanks for your review. :) I have been curious about this drama. Hard to fill 32 episodes in this genre.

Loving the MDL videos. This site is so fun and the people behind the scenes doing the heavy lifting are amazing. Thank you!

I was more interested in the characters’ conflicts. You addressed that well.

Thanks for the review. Very well written. :)

That was easy enough. Yay! Looking forward to 2020. Thanks for your hard work and innovative ideas for MDL. :)