A Girl at My Door

This film lost its way when it addressed and highlighted the police chief's sexual orientation. Completely unnecessary when the focus of the plot, from the beginning, was a dysfunctional family, domestic violence, abuse, physical aggression inside and outside the home, neglect and abandonment of a child.

What was the writer's purpose in taking the attention away from what really mattered in the story, to focus on the intimate life of the only person who noticed, welcomed, cared and saved the girl?

I gave this film a low score precisely for that reason. It should have been a great story, if the writer hadn't made such a stupid mistake, which simply ruined the production.

There seems to be a lack of empathy in many ways. At first, I had high expectations because it was a film directed by Lee Chang-dong, but it felt slightly different from his films such as Mint Candy and Oasis. It looks like a kind of absurd play, it looks like a picaresque, and in many ways it makes you feel mysterious. To put it simply, I want to say that it is not a film that is easy to empathize with.

How does this movie have only 20 reviews? This is one of the best, most realistic, movies I have ever seen. If you are into I SAW THE DEVIL and SWEET WHIP, you will ADORE this movie.

This movie is a rollercoaster of emotions. This is why we love movies from Asia! I would call this the Asian MARTYRS in its way. If you think about it, this movie tries to be realistic as possible, while MARTYRS does experiment with gore and horror trying to make it more shocking.

Every actor does an amazing job. The story is extremely strong, and even tho the movie is a slow one, it still is a full-blown masterpiece. This is what DISTURBING movies are man. You don't need GORE or EXPLOITATION for it to be shocking. The best Disturbing movies are the ones that hit the nail without any gore, or forceful shock material, like this beautiful gem.

I was about to cry a river out of myself at that ending man and then thanked God the ending was a happy one. If the little girl did the deed, id probably have cried good 5+ minutes like when I watched Grave of the Fireflies and Triangle.

This is one of those movies that you MUST watch, and it's a shame and pity that it's not more known.

Very sad film depicting the brutalization of a helpless child. She desperately latches on to a new authority figure in town a policewoman (Played by the great Doona Bae) to escape her personal hell.

Sae Ron Kim gives an outstanding performance as the troubled girl. So sad because we know this kind of thing goes on all over the world. This is just a Korean version, but could have taken place anywhere.

Doona Bae won the best actress award in the "Asian Film Awards" for her performance, so if you're a fan of hers, it is a solid performance.

There were some minor sub plots, that really did not need to be in the movie, but that is only a minor criticism. I would recommend the film, but not for the faint of heart.

The movie is about the policewoman who is dislocated to the small S.Korean town/village after her personal problems (that caused scandal in her professional life) in Seoul.

The town, she settles in, is small; Everybody knows everyone. From the first look, the place looks peaceful with friendly, provincial locals. As she spends some time there, she spots disturbing issues that locals have not problem with. The town is so corrupt and blindsided that even the local police fails to act against it. One of such issues is with the underage girl who is under constant physical and mental abuse from the member of her own family.

So the new cop faces a challenge: do something against the crime, or not? What if doing the right means harming her image and personal life? The story further focuses on her decisions mixed with her personal struggles and problems with past relationships.

The story has plot twists and despite the slow sleep and somewhat mellow vibe, never bore you.

I gave the movie 7/10 and would call it a decent movie unlike my fellow countryman whose review I read about this movie :)