Binge-able and enjoyable as a one-time watch, but nothing very memorable, mainly due to the weak writing that couldn't make most of the characters (who were too many, unnecessarily annoying and poorly fleshed out) meaningful or worthy to root for.
A quiet, slow and contemplative road-movie about love and loss, grief, guilt, solitude, longing, solace and human connection. With a brilliant blending of Murakami and Chekhov's worlds, this was an absorbing experience in spite of its long duration, mainly due to the beautifully nuanced, reserved performances of its two protagonists.
A feel-good and heartwarming coming of age story about friendship, teamwork and character growth - and badminton! Though overdramatic and cheesy sometimes, it was an engaging watch, with a well-balanced amount of comic and touching moments.
Tender and subtle story about acceptance, healing, repentance and how a warm hug can change someone's life. Beautiful rural landscapes and a very heartwarming obachan :)
Full of existential symbolisms and allegories, provocatively erotic, hauntingly claustrophobic, absorbingly hypnotic. A unique cinematic experience, worthy of every praise!
Impressive performance from Im Sung Mi in a quiet, subtle and realistic depiction of the social discrimination issues North Koreans -and women in particular- have to face, as they search for a place to fit in.
A cozy slow-paced and laid-back slice of life drama, about the beauty of simple things in life, the comfort of hanging out with our childhood friends, the warmth of being our true selves with our loved ones, and the bitter-sweetness of growing up and leaving our childhood selves and memories behind. Outstanding acting, especially from Odagiri Joe and a touching, meaningful ending song.
Unique and complex, more mature than most of the recent school dramas, with many different story angles and tropes that, unexpectedly, worked well together, even though the character development and the wrap-up felt rushed and too convenient. Overall, pleasantly surprised by this fast paced and binge worthy short drama.
A sad, intense love story, beautifully dressed in a technically exceptional sageuk format, with superb cinematography, lighting, colouring and costumes, and beautifully fitted music. There were many memorable characters and cast members, but Lee Jun Ho's compelling, nuanced performance undoubtedly stood out among them. Politics and scheming were used only as a supporting background and were left undeveloped, which made the story feel somehow flat and incomplete or even disconnected some times, but if watching this only for the heartbreaking love story, it was an exceptional experience.
Simplicity is so very underrated... Finding pleasure simply in enjoying a meal, idling, looking at the ocean, listening to the waves crashing, "twilighting". If not for this lousy pandemic, perhaps I wouldn't appreciate its calmness so much, or feel so jealous of not being there too!
Powerful and tense, equally infuriating and heartbreaking story about the sexual assault of two preteen girls and its aftermath, enriched with nuanced performances from the female cast. Definitely not for everyone, but worth the time and the anger!
A provocative, intriguing and very Hitchcock-ian claustrophobic type of psychological thriller, with some piercing social and political commentaries about Korean higher class domestic morals and parasitic relationships, decades before Bong's “Parasite”!
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With a brilliant blending of Murakami and Chekhov's worlds, this was an absorbing experience in spite of its long duration, mainly due to the beautifully nuanced, reserved performances of its two protagonists.
Though overdramatic and cheesy sometimes, it was an engaging watch, with a well-balanced amount of comic and touching moments.
Beautiful rural landscapes and a very heartwarming obachan :)
Outstanding acting, especially from Odagiri Joe and a touching, meaningful ending song.
Overall, pleasantly surprised by this fast paced and binge worthy short drama.
There were many memorable characters and cast members, but Lee Jun Ho's compelling, nuanced performance undoubtedly stood out among them.
Politics and scheming were used only as a supporting background and were left undeveloped, which made the story feel somehow flat and incomplete or even disconnected some times, but if watching this only for the heartbreaking love story, it was an exceptional experience.
Finding pleasure simply in enjoying a meal, idling, looking at the ocean, listening to the waves crashing, "twilighting".
If not for this lousy pandemic, perhaps I wouldn't appreciate its calmness so much, or feel so jealous of not being there too!
Definitely not for everyone, but worth the time and the anger!