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I was loving this until they began meshing "the script" with "the writing of the script." The scene about the massage chair is the most egregious example. The 10 that I was expecting to give ended up an 8.5. Still, those first ten or eleven episodes contained a lot of brilliance and brought me a lot of joy. Sorry that they ran out of steam.

I loved the three lead actresses, but was disappointed in how the interesting plots involving the subordinate characters just petered out. I am looking forward to see what Chun Woo Hee and Jeon Yeo Bin do in the future.

Maybe he went to Seoul.

Finally finished. I have to give it a 9.0 due to one thing -- the pacing. I am sure that there was no film left on the cutting-room floor. I viewed 95% of it at 1.25x or 1.5x. At times I was has high as 4.0x. Definitely had me grinding my teeth (Get on with it! Get on with it!). Everything else was wonderful.

I have been watching Korean movies and dramas for years, but this was my first exposure to both Kim Hee Ae and Park Sun Young. I fell in love with both of them. I was stunned when I found how old Kim Hee Ae is. She must have found some magic elixir.

Now I have to find a comedy to help shake off some of the tension.

I still have four episodes to go, so I may change my mind, but I agree with you that the first five were the 'cream of the crop,' so to speak. I will definitely be looking for a comedy after I finish this. Anything with some happy people in it.

Just finished. I wish that they were all this good. Great writing. Super performances from Kin Seo Hyung and Park Hoon. Both "chewed the scenery." Lee Jung Heum deserves props for his directing. This was one of my five or six favorites.

Have you ever seen The Godfather? Remember the scene in which Michael's baby is being baptized while Michael's men are out murdering the competition? There are a lot of sociopaths in the world.

I enjoy complicated stories that have all the pieces come together at the end. When they don't, I feel that my time has been wasted. The high average rating leads me to believe (hope) that I won't be disappointed.

Just finished episode 8, I am enjoying it very much, except for two things -- the acting of Ryu Deok Hwan and Yoon Jae Yong. Yoon is young and may improve, but it is time for Ryu to find another line of work. I wonder why he keeps finding work as an actor.

As I write this, the average rating is 8.2, which is not bad. My usual complaint with my fellow MDL members is that they are too generous with their ratings. However, in this case, I feel just the opposite. To me, this is nearly as good as The Man From Nowhere. The final scene, by itself, is worth the time spent. Gong Yoo is one of the finest actors in the world. Park Hee Soon is great here. I gave it a 9.5. Please read the review by imfaerae. She was reading my mind when she wrote it. :-))

An important subject, but boring. I don't understand the high average rating. Different strokes for different folks.

Thanks to mer (below), I finally got to see this. At times, the translation was difficult to deal with, but the overall arc of the story was easy to follow. I cannot imagine anyone not tearing-up at the end. It is a shame that Suleyman was not able to take Ayla back to Turkey. Many Korean children were adopted overseas during that era -- many fewer now, of course.

Many Korean films have taught me things that I did not know about the history of the 40's and 50's. This, a Turkish film, did as well. I wish that it had been in the hands of a slightly better director and screen-writer, but it is still worth watching.

Thank you. I will watch it later, but tested to see if it would load, and it did.

4/22/2020 -- Still can't find it. I am surprised that kissasian and other don't carry it. The links below did not work for me.

One of Kurosawa's best.

One of the slowest-moving movies that I have ever subjected myself to. I watched much of it at double-speed. If triple-speed had been available, I would have used that.

I saw this five months ago and gave it 4/10. Its success has me totally confused. Well, "different strokes for different folks."

Found it. Thank you. A month ago, no one carried it. Now all the usual places have it. I'll be watching it soon.

Thank you, ElBee

Thank you, Krosland

Thanks for getting back to me. I had given up hope than anyone would.