phd_travel Review of Piteopaeneui gongshik

Piteopaeneui gongshik (2005)

Interesting at first but ultimately a let down

[5/10 · 20 April 2021]

This movie wasn't good because of the ending. It's a serious explicit film festival type movie and it starts off in a pretty straightforward and involving way. A teenage boy has to suddenly grow up because his mother is in a coma after a suicide attempt. Subsequently he faces financial pressures and has to care for her physically in a hospital. He even resorts to robbing stores for money. Meanwhile he gets involved with an older married lady next door. On Joo Wan is a good actor. If you have seen him in other dramas he is convincing and watchable. All the different things seem like the first few episodes of a drama series. If only the ending had been more definite and conclusive it might have been okay. It felt like a waste of time since things weren't resolved.