This movie is like a beautiful painting. It looks nice, but somehow you just can't appreciate its beauty.
It is mainly a tragedy which revolves around the main character who goes by the name "Shin Yun Bok", disguised as her deceased brother. "Shin Yun Bok" is played by Kim Min Sun (now known as Kim Gyu Ri), who was not too bad in portraying the life of a female struggling in an era of chauvinism. The rest of the cast were not really impressive.
The movie was unable to make the audience feel for the characters. Perhaps the character development was ineffective. It does not have the impact of "Oldboy" or even "Tae Guk Gi", where one just empathizes with the central characters.
Other things I'd pick on are: 1) "Shin Yun Bok" looks too feminine in her disguise, where no one would believe she was a man; 2) the opening scene of the young "Shin Yun Bok"; 3) excessive sex scenes like the two models in the ring.
It is not surprising that hardly any viewers bothered to review this movie.
It is mainly a tragedy which revolves around the main character who goes by the name "Shin Yun Bok", disguised as her deceased brother. "Shin Yun Bok" is played by Kim Min Sun (now known as Kim Gyu Ri), who was not too bad in portraying the life of a female struggling in an era of chauvinism. The rest of the cast were not really impressive.
The movie was unable to make the audience feel for the characters. Perhaps the character development was ineffective. It does not have the impact of "Oldboy" or even "Tae Guk Gi", where one just empathizes with the central characters.
Other things I'd pick on are: 1) "Shin Yun Bok" looks too feminine in her disguise, where no one would believe she was a man; 2) the opening scene of the young "Shin Yun Bok"; 3) excessive sex scenes like the two models in the ring.
It is not surprising that hardly any viewers bothered to review this movie.