I wanted to give the film a solid 8/10, but after watching the last chapter in the DVD, i decided to give a 7. The problem with the ending is that it is too confusing. This doesn't mean I can't figure out whats happening, but, why am I more confused when the segment is trying to explain what has happened before? By that I also don't mean that the segment is unnecessary, but its the way they told it. It's a bit too long, and it appears to be trying to achieve the effect of an editing technique used in Pulp Fiction or Memento, where in fact, after re-watching the segment once more, I clearly seen the whole picture of what it is only about what has happened before, and not trying to use certain kind of special editing techniques. Plus, the narration about her "returning as a 20-year-old" is confusing. This is the downside of he film.
However, other than the ending, I totally love the other parts. The acting is so convincing, and the audience can really believe that the wife is really fascinated by seeing her on video interacting with the husband and the child that she didn't know. Her wide eyes reflecting light from the TV and her hesitant smile really gives the perfect image that she is so surprised. Her behavior on being a wife and mother of someone she didn't recognize, but believed that she really is related to them without actually knowing them, the acting is totally believable.
The love portrayed between the 3 characters is also very genuine. We not only see a couple's "boyfriend-girlfriend" love, but the love within a family; the true love between a husband and wife, and the love and relationship between the child and each of his parents.
I never liked Asian love stories, but films like this proved an exception. But the quality of this film is somehow "destroyed" a bit at the ending. Its quite wasted. But this is a film I would recommend to any film expert without hesitation.
However, other than the ending, I totally love the other parts. The acting is so convincing, and the audience can really believe that the wife is really fascinated by seeing her on video interacting with the husband and the child that she didn't know. Her wide eyes reflecting light from the TV and her hesitant smile really gives the perfect image that she is so surprised. Her behavior on being a wife and mother of someone she didn't recognize, but believed that she really is related to them without actually knowing them, the acting is totally believable.
The love portrayed between the 3 characters is also very genuine. We not only see a couple's "boyfriend-girlfriend" love, but the love within a family; the true love between a husband and wife, and the love and relationship between the child and each of his parents.
I never liked Asian love stories, but films like this proved an exception. But the quality of this film is somehow "destroyed" a bit at the ending. Its quite wasted. But this is a film I would recommend to any film expert without hesitation.