Fresh
Hong is quietly preoccupied with the value of living authentically; you have to give him credit for continuing to find new angles on a story he's told ad nauseam.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
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Right Now, Wrong Then
Overview
By mistake, film director Ham Chunsu arrives in Suwon a day early. With time to kill before his lecture the next day, Chunsu stops by a restored, old palace and meets an artist named Yoon Heejung. Together, they go to Heejung's workshop to look at her paintings, have Sushi with Soju for dinner, and get close. Later, they go to another café and have more drinks with Heejung's acquaintances. When asked if he is married, Chunsu is forced to reveal the fact that he is, and Heejung gets deeply disappointed...
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Fresh
Hong is well aware of his formula, and his cheeky new movie pokes terrific fun at the tired criticisms.
David Ehrlich, Time Out
Fresh
Despite the fact that not much of actual consequence happens during "Right Now, Wrong Then," Hong does much more right here than he does wrong.
Susan Wloszczyna, RogerEbert.com
Fresh
Mr. Jung is equally credible as a diffident, sensitive artist and an impatient boor, and Ms. Kim slides nimbly from demure to obnoxious.
A.O. Scott, New York Times
Fresh
In fact, there are many differences, some of them merely playful but others profound.
Mark Jenkins, NPR
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