The elements are there for a great story. An elderly woman experiencing the onset of dementia whilst trying to raise her grandson.
I love Korean cinema and was greatly disappointed by this one. The lead actress tries very hard and you do feel much empathy for her. What lets this film down is the pacing and an ending that leaves more questions than answers. Some scenes go on way too long and I believe this film could have been edited. I guess the director was trying to show the effects of the disease by having so many scenes of the old woman looking spacey and vague and wandering about. I just feel the story strands about her son and his friends and the crime they commit was not handled better or sooner.
I enjoyed AWAY FROM HER much better than this and thought that tackled a similar subject in a much more accessible way.
I love Korean cinema and was greatly disappointed by this one. The lead actress tries very hard and you do feel much empathy for her. What lets this film down is the pacing and an ending that leaves more questions than answers. Some scenes go on way too long and I believe this film could have been edited. I guess the director was trying to show the effects of the disease by having so many scenes of the old woman looking spacey and vague and wandering about. I just feel the story strands about her son and his friends and the crime they commit was not handled better or sooner.
I enjoyed AWAY FROM HER much better than this and thought that tackled a similar subject in a much more accessible way.