Beonjijeompeureul hada

It was late in the evening, the first of May. The first of May was a time of love. But what am I saying. It's Valentine's Day, so we thought we'd watch a romantic movie. This one recommended to us was a true romance. After the first ten minutes, my boyfriend begged me to turn it off. That it was too gay. Oh, come on, it's not, I said, let's tough it out, it'll get better. And it did. When he started working as a teacher. But then it went wrong again. It was, in fact, gay. Which wouldn't have mattered if it hadn't been so unbearably boring, unappealing, and empty. Worst Valentine's Day movie, worst Korean movie I've seen in the last year or two. I didn’t like it. The best experience I had with the film was when I turned it off. And even Byeong-heon Lee couldn't save it. He didn't really do anything amazing, he just paced around, pouting, tears flowing occasionally, getting angry, but they were all such empty gestures that it failed to engage. It was very weak, and it's a very weak 2 stars too – it almost would have been one star if I hadn't remembered the one scene I liked – on the beach, when he was trying to be Mr. Casual. One single scene. P.S.: The title of the film is quite the spoiler, isn't it? :-D (15.02.2013)

At the beginning it seemed like a typical Korean romance that was quite entertaining. But then it started going in a certain direction that didn't really do anything for me. I don't have a problem with the subject matter, but more with the execution. What bothered me the most was that the love between them didn't get enough space for the viewer to really get into it and later understand the main character's behavior. Byeong-heon Lee isn’t a bad actor, but I've seen him in better roles... in fact, all the roles I've seen him in have been better. (18.02.2014)