Karry Best movie of this year hands down!

Doomtomylo a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

Senteur As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

Bluebell Alcock Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

rhaphazard The feeling of taking action one moment too late. It is clear from reading other's reviews this is something many people experience. You wait, and you worry, and you plan, and you ponder what might be. Only to find some excuse to back out once you actually built up to courage to follow through.Most Hollywood films would have you believe that if you put yourself out there, you'll earn the respect and love of whoever you happen to be pining over (mostly from the male perspective). Architecture 101 presents what is the reality for most us: we don't know what we're doing.Like a few others, I was taken aback by the protagonist's inaction when it came to Seo-Yeon being drunk. I attributed it to Korea's drinking culture and the dubious nature of Korean university clubs (circles). But once I took a step back, I realized this fit right in the arc of Seung-Min's character. He doesn't like confrontation and will maintain the status quo."Under pressure, you don't rise to the occasion, you sink to the level of your training." -Modern version of a quote by ArchilochusSeung-Min doesn't cut off ties with Seo-Yeon because he feels betrayed, it's because he feels he has betrayed her. He knew the kind of person their sunbae was, but he didn't do anything to stop the situation from happening. You can see the guilt scarring him deeply. He notices Seo-Yeon rejecting the advances of the sunbae, so she isn't a willing participant, but Seung-Min still can't bring himself to do anything.The sunbae isn't made out to be some sort of monster because he gets women drunk to get in bed with them. He isn't. He is wrapped up in the culture around him, despite knowing what he is doing isn't the most scrupulous. He dodges around the topic and only says enough to sound cool to his underclassmen.I really appreciate the subtlety the director and writers weaved into the story. There are so many details and motifs that could be missed easily. Ex. The seeds Seo-Yeon planted and kept secret didn't sprout, the same as their relationship; mementos.

matrose-93113 This review is primarily written to give some explanations with in-depth knowledges about Korea.lilyengleman expressed his disgust with valid points - by western standards.However, if he knew the Korean culture and laws back in 90's he would have found the film to be realistic.Seoul is divided in two parts, north and south of the river, the south being the more wealthy one. While the southerners mostly don't exactly look down at people from other parts, the northern people very often have so called poverty-complex. That applies to the boy.Similarly, there is something that can be called province-complex: people not living in Seoul feel like 2nd class citizens. This applies to the girl from Jeju island (almost southern most touristic location)Below is the list what the girl said and did:1) She is an outsider in her music class. The other girls look down at her for having no "class"2) She praises the senior student for being handsome, tall, and rich.3) She dreams of becoming a famous TV announcer and getting married to a rich man.4) She keeps riding with the senior student even after the boy is pi$$ed and gets out of the car. (fake GUESS incident)5) She moved to the crappy base floor room. (presumeably only to have an address in the southern part)The boy was too young and inexperienced to know that the girl most probably did 2) to make him jealous. In addition, he didn't understand that 3) and 5) are perfectly normal for a young girl, especially from a province.Now let's take a look at an old Korean law: marriage scam was a capital crime, almost as severe as rape If a man beds a woman with a promise to marry her, he's stuck. The woman can sue him unless he actually marries her.Many women misused this law: allure a young man from a rich family, sleep with him once, and force him to marry her - poverty problem solved. And that's what the boy thought the girl was doing.I hope my explanation to clarify things that seem odd to some foreign people.The film was quite a pleasant surprise for me since I usually don't watch Korean films. The film is a really well produced one with decent actors except for the main actress(presence). She can't act!!!That's why I don't give a perfect 10 but a 9.

anonymous khan My friends think I'm crazy to watch Korean movies and pass comments like "seriously you downloads subtitles and watch a foreign movie".. But I ignore them and really appreciate the Korean movies. I have learnt a lot from them and usually they have something beautiful to portray. Coming to this one, I would say that the scenes with Seung-min's friends were interesting and depicted great bonding (Y) Overall it was great but the ending was a bit vague. It's clear that they expressed their love towards each other and by the end we know that they shared first kiss and first love.. But at the end after expressing that did they get to stay together? Did he let her go as she had done in the past? Did he stay with his mother or moved to states? Obviously we want to know the clear result of their reunion, kiss towards the end and their purpose of getting close again.

thebadrabbit76 A movie scores 10 out of 10 in my opinion, when I think of it's characters, a special scene, an over all plot, a wonderful line or an amazing moment of acting, for many months afterwards. This movie has all of that. I originally watched it for the trivial fact that it had Suzy from the girl group Miss A in it. The scene that really stands out in my mind and made me cry is when before you really know much about either of the main characters....Seung min and Seo Yeon have dinner together and she drinks too much and yells at him " Idiot, dog bastard go to hell go to hell go to hell and cries her eyes out while he is silent and just holds her close, at that moment you realize the depth of emotion and the feeling of betrayal she has endured. This scene will take you by surprise and only at the end of the movie do you realize it's importance tying the present story-line to the past. I believe this is one of those rare movies you watch again and again all the while telling other people "you must see this movie". Watch it, fall in love, get hurt and cry...I did.