Bring Me Home

Saw this movie at the IFFR (International Film Festival Rotterdam). It was a moving story with great performances of the actors (lead and supporting). Highly recommended.

A mom look for her missing child. Quite boring but last 45 min it was soo good and twists are awesome...and her decision was soo well..

Bring Me Home was an unusual experience. Despite the slow-burn pacing of the plot, I found myself gripped from start to finish, several moments in particular leaving me frustrated in the best way. Lee Young-ae portrays the mother of a missing child, her state being practically catatonic for the majority of the film. I can see how some might find this tiresome, but the emotion that bled through had me captivated. At no point in the film did I see the actress, I saw the character in her heartbroken state, and I couldn't look away. There were moments that I would change, as the tone shifts back and forth throughout the film, but it didn't negatively impact my experience enough to write this one off. I would recommend it to anyone interested in a slow-burn rollercoaster of Korean cinema.

I would say this missing son theme movie had been filmed million times and ending always the same. The unusual ending makes me rate up a bit. For the process, it's not too bad to watch but not very intense though. Li act is indescribable always.

What cop is so dense that he doesn't take a picture of a suspected, abused and abducted child? I turned off the movie before being insulted any further. Could've been a really good movie but the gratuitous play on emotions was way too thick.