Maundy Thursday

What surprised me the most is that it didn't click with me. I know South Korean movies can emotionally blackmail you like no other. But I'm hoping this was the outermost extreme. I was expecting a classic romance with more drama. What I got was a dramatic big budget film that delivered a beautiful (but gritty!!!) story without regard for the viewer. Sure it grabbed me by the heart, but I don't think I want to see it again. Apologies for such an odd review... 5 stars. (23/07/2011)

Such naive drivel that did not amuse me. Probably should have been touching from the start, but it just bored me. Two tragic characters that I guess we're supposed to relate to, but somehow their fate didn't move me. Okay, I'll admit that the convict's childhood was touching, i.e. there were kids, for whom it's generally easier to be moved by a cruel fate than for adults; but that just doesn't make a quality film. Not for me. I can see from the reviews that quite a few viewers cried their right or left eye out, but for me it was just kitsch and not gracefully executed. I was expecting a super touching film from such good reviews, I even prepared tissues, and nothing. (08/08/2017)