As the first snow falls in Seoul, two old friends reunite; one is a successful college professor, and the other, a struggling filmmaker recently returned from the United States. After their reminiscences, they finally decide to go in search of the young woman each had romanced years earlier.
Basically, it's an elegant jeu, played and constructed with an almost Gallic lightness heightened by Jeong Yong-jin's bursts of music, all bouncy piano and pizzicato.
– Derek Elley,
Variety,
2 Mar 2006
fresh:
If [viewers] stick around, however, they might find themselves becoming fans of the cerebral South Korean auteur.
– V.A. Musetto,
New York Post,
3 Mar 2006
rotten:
Hong Sangsoo's character development and, similarly, relationship progression never develop beyond the slam-bang aspects of romance.
– Duane Byrge,
Hollywood Reporter,
3 Mar 2006
fresh:
Hong has a grace and stealth of his own, and his scenes tend to tilt in directions that few of us would dare to predict.