Very sweet movie with a couple nicely understated performances by the leads. The story itself is the star though. A mother who wasn't a mother but was more than a mother...one who gave and received unconditional love after being abandoned as a child. 8.5 (because I wanted even more)
just a nice little escapism movie. Nothing really special, but nice even so. It's one of those movies that you watch when you are just killing time....or in my case to get it off my List...though how it got there I have no idea. 6.5 or 7
Cute little web romance. Not great not bad. Just nice. Bad subs, but there's no complicated dialogue so even missing half of it you still know what's going on.
ENDING SPOILER AHEAD...DON'T READ. Adequate domino effect caper/Thelma and Louise type movie. And if you haven't watched Thelma and Louise or don't know it's ending then don't look. If you do...you shouldn't have read this spoiler. Not bad but it's not a movie I would just have to watch. It's definitely of a certain type of genre that some people would enjoy though. 7/10 for me.
I really enjoyed this. This is how good psychological thrillers are done. There's a lot of stress all the way through, it's relatable to everyday life so you can see it really happening, and it keeps a steady stream of pressure on. I don't know what kind of 'explanation' is needed for anything. There is no mystery to what is happening here. ? This kind of workplace pressure and bullying is increasingly causing catastrophic consequences like this around the world. Korea is a boiling cauldron of highly stressed workers. I'm surprised there haven't been things like this happening....yet.
pretty meh, for me. Interesting concept and had the potential to be more, but just not written well enough. Even so, not a bad hour and a half. Frankly surprised someone of the 2 leads' caliber as performers would do this. Good anti drinking, anti drunk driving commercial though.
each of the love stories in this are written and acted so well. It is a remarkable drama that can make all of the characters so immensely relatable and enjoyable. So that, even when we have to leave one character's' story to go to another, there is never this feeling of oh no, go back, and don't waste my time on these unnecessary side trips. Because my heart just follows right along with each of them. I love how this drama is building each character so slowly and taking us right along with them, slowly showing us who they are and how they are changing at this most important time in their lives.
Visually and production wise, a wonderfully well done film. But they forgot to develop a major part of the thing: the whole thing about Sunny' compulsion to find a husband she so obviously didn't care about. While I could go along with her having a wild hair to go search him out at the beginning, compelled by culture and family pressures, once she found out what she had gotten herself into, which was grossly fantastical compared to what she would have been doing in real life with that sleazy bunch, WHY would she keep going...and so desperately? There is no clear reason given in the film. Everything else in the film is pretty much in your face, so the lack of development of that facet of the film, which is supposed to be the driving force of it, was odd and disconcerting. I kept waiting for her to 'realize' her search had no meaning and that the life she had inadvertently fallen into was giving her a new meaning. Then an ending where she had given up on her search, only to discover him inadvertently would seem to have made more sense.
I guess it's supposed to be artsy and we are just supposed to 'know'? Well I didn't and , while I did enjoy the film, I just kept shaking my head and wishing they would have dropped that entire storyline way back at the beginning because it was an irritating and unbelievable distraction from the rest of the story and events being portrayed in the movie. There's a lot to the underbelly of this movie... mainly, the men's stories, which are pretty universally disgusting, and which made their sudden and inexplicable 'honorable' transition at the end even more unbelievable.
This drama is being subbed by a volunteer private group called Avengers Subbing Club on Wordpress. They are doing this purely on their own time and own initiative. It would be nice to go to their page and thank them, even if you are watching it on one of the illegal sites that are using their subs (DramaCool, DramaNice, QuickDrama, DramaFire, etc.) You have to download it from ASClub to watch. (which I am unable to do since I live in a rural area, have to pay by the GB for usage, and have sllloooooow DL speeds) :(
I have heard that Netflix MAY pick this up after it is done broadcasting, like it did with Stranger/Secret Forest, and a few others. It would be nice to send requests to Netflix to ask them to add this to their list!
Heartbreakingly wonderful. The caliber of acting, writing and directing in this was extraordinary. Seo Young-joo is an actor who, despite his youth, shows such depth and such maturity in his acting, he constantly takes my breath away. And I am so happy to see Kim Heung Soo in such a terrific role. Thank you Drama Special for yet another Brilliant and thought provoking drama. Second time around from 3 years ago.
Really excellent direction, script, and performances. Both Uhm Ji Won and Gong Hyo Jin give terrific emotional performances in this. The story is heart wrenching and very frustrating as we see how first the mother is subjected to every kind of emotional and cultural abuse that is so well know to Korean drama. It was also difficult for me to see how she had virtually abandoned her child to daycare in order to keep custody away from her husband and MIL. I struggled with a certain amount of resentment and frustration with her carelessness....even while understanding and sympathizing with the reasons why she was forced into that situation. She was trapped at every turn. As was Han Mae. Driven mad by the nightmare of her existence, we watch as she disintegrates in front of us, making decisions driven as much by her desperation as the mother does. This really is the story of 2 mothers who loved their children, wanted to do the best for them and give them a good life, worked the best way they knew how to do so, and were systematically destroyed by the world they lived in. The ending was both tragic and frustrating, yet perfect and beautifully poignant. Again...the performances of these 2 women made this film.
This goes against every kdrama trope you ever saw. And a lot of people won't like it because of that. I watched for Kim Dong Wook and for that it was definitely worth it. I like to see early works of actors I like. The sex and illicit type relationships (teenage boys having sex with horny 40 something women at host bars) is sort of endorsed in this, so be warned. And a young girl being okay with the fact that her mom had sex (once) with her boyfriend was just a bit much for me. What's the message here? Anything goes? Whatever. Everyone's jolly go lucky at the end anyway. WAY not realistic at all.
btw...totally could not get over the fact that that girl is the same one from Wolgyesu Tailor Shop who got pregnant and married Lee Dong Gun recently.
Watched on Netflix. A very cute show and a pleasant hour+. Nothing great, just enjoyed it, though the ending was soooooo cringy! :) ;) However, (I have reported it) the cast list is all messed up as of this date (October 2017) with another show called Quiz King or Quiz Show Scandal from 2010 with Kim Su Ro.
I'm guessing since this is a web drama and the episodes are only about 15 minutes long and there are only 10 of them, it won't get subbed until it's all over?????
Very good show. Really enjoyed it. Quite a change of pace from normal Kdrama fare, no romance or cliche stuff.
I asked on Cool if anyone could tell me about the missing 2 minutes of subs in ep 2. This is the response I got: "They're following the CEO of Midtown (building that collapsed), the guy said even when CEO mom died he spent 3 days on that game room, so the guy checked all game rooms all over the town and that is the last place they need to check. The CEO should be a paper CEO since he was kind of neighborhood thug before Midtown was built."
This seems to be the only extended missing subs in the show. There were the occasional sentences that were skipped or truncated, but it didn't seem like anything major that would affect the plot or story.
I guess it's supposed to be artsy and we are just supposed to 'know'? Well I didn't and , while I did enjoy the film, I just kept shaking my head and wishing they would have dropped that entire storyline way back at the beginning because it was an irritating and unbelievable distraction from the rest of the story and events being portrayed in the movie. There's a lot to the underbelly of this movie... mainly, the men's stories, which are pretty universally disgusting, and which made their sudden and inexplicable 'honorable' transition at the end even more unbelievable.
I have heard that Netflix MAY pick this up after it is done broadcasting, like it did with Stranger/Secret Forest, and a few others. It would be nice to send requests to Netflix to ask them to add this to their list!
btw...totally could not get over the fact that that girl is the same one from Wolgyesu Tailor Shop who got pregnant and married Lee Dong Gun recently.
I asked on Cool if anyone could tell me about the missing 2 minutes of subs in ep 2. This is the response I got: "They're following the CEO of Midtown (building that collapsed), the guy said even when CEO mom died he spent 3 days on that game room, so the guy checked all game rooms all over the town and that is the last place they need to check. The CEO should be a paper CEO since he was kind of neighborhood thug before Midtown was built."
This seems to be the only extended missing subs in the show. There were the occasional sentences that were skipped or truncated, but it didn't seem like anything major that would affect the plot or story.