Review of The Way Home (2002) by Jean-Francois V — 04 Sep 2008
"The Way Home" is the story of an obnoxious seven-year-old city boy who is brought to live with his mute and retarded grandmother in the Korean countryside.
The film is rather painful to watch, as it consists mostly of the prankish, selfish spoilt brat treating the old woman like dirt. Don't expect to see anything like the shared good humour pictured on the DVD cover; this definitely does not reflect the way the characters behave at any point in the movie: it is just the actors posing. Moreover, the child actor is not particularly good and the film, of course, is very slow and dry, with no eye for scenery.
But it does build to a touching emotional climax, the way movies about repressed characters do, and managed to make me shed a tear at the end. I'm even glad the postcards are included in my Korean DVD.
This review of The Way Home (2002) was written by Jean-Francois V on 04 Sep 2008.
The Way Home has generally received very positive reviews.
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