Sungnan Hwaga

I want to start out by saying that I almost never give out scores below 4 but this movie even made me write a review about it.

I went to see this film expecting a sub-par South Korean thriller and I was totally let down.

The film has very little to offer and obviously tries to be edgy and provocative but fails on basically every level. The girl who plays the Estonian dancer is especially horrible and the sex scenes are absolutely cringeworthy. People at the cinema laughed at parts that were not meant to be funny and the whole experience was quite embarrassing.

If this was a 25 minute student film then it would be passable but as a full length feature it's is one of the worst movies I have ever seen...

The movie is interesting with a dark and unusual story. The strong points of this movie are the strong images, obscure characters and a good soundtrack. It has parts where the imagery and the performance of the characters raise to an other level. The intimate scenes are powerful, tasteful and in the most part beautiful! The acting in these intimate scenes is wonderful the actress and actor perform with great intensity creating a fantastic atmosphere. My favorite character were the foreign women and her partner. The movies downside is clearly it's length, extending beyond necessary for the story an becomes less enjoyable. I would give this movie a better grade if not for this last issue.