Sometimes when watching a football game (or any other sport), you see a player using amazing skills to get past every of his opponent's, but when he finally arrives in front of the goal he misses. Is such a dribble then great/amazing/whatsoever and should it be remembered for a long time OR should it be easily forgotten because it did not result in a goal?
I have the same feelings about this film, from the beginning on it gave me the feeling that I was watching one of the greatest movies of the year, but somehow when the movie was finished I somehow was not quite satisfied with it. It's hard to explain (especially if you don't want to include spoilers), but the ending just did not do justice to its build-up. The director in the end just focused too much on one part of his story and let the other storyline IMHO slip away a bit.
In the end, I find it hard to award points for this movie. The major part of this movie is great, but the ending is just so-so. Well, I give it an eight, mainly for its great acting, intense scenes, the realistic way end-of-seventies South Korea is portrayed and you know, the ending wasn't that bad....
8/10
I have the same feelings about this film, from the beginning on it gave me the feeling that I was watching one of the greatest movies of the year, but somehow when the movie was finished I somehow was not quite satisfied with it. It's hard to explain (especially if you don't want to include spoilers), but the ending just did not do justice to its build-up. The director in the end just focused too much on one part of his story and let the other storyline IMHO slip away a bit.
In the end, I find it hard to award points for this movie. The major part of this movie is great, but the ending is just so-so. Well, I give it an eight, mainly for its great acting, intense scenes, the realistic way end-of-seventies South Korea is portrayed and you know, the ending wasn't that bad....
8/10
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