Toward the end of "Burning", I started getting that horrible feeling that the movie might end like a typical art movie, without resolving anything, or telling us anything. I was partly right: the main questions remain unanswered. However, the movie does have a devastating conclusion. I doubt anyone will leave disappointed in it.
But what else?
It's funny, because the movie has the ingredients for a successful thriller - most thrillers don't have that - but the pacing is so slow, and the movie too meandering, for it to really raise the pulse. The main character, also, is too inscrutable. I couldn't tell if he was supposed to be stupid, or psychopathic, though he does come into his own toward the end of the picture.
However, the movie is always interesting, with several memorable dialogue exchanges, and the three main characters pique the interest. I say check it out.
But what else?
It's funny, because the movie has the ingredients for a successful thriller - most thrillers don't have that - but the pacing is so slow, and the movie too meandering, for it to really raise the pulse. The main character, also, is too inscrutable. I couldn't tell if he was supposed to be stupid, or psychopathic, though he does come into his own toward the end of the picture.
However, the movie is always interesting, with several memorable dialogue exchanges, and the three main characters pique the interest. I say check it out.