하루 (A DAY)
Watchable. Like virtually all Korean movies, it's very good technically which merits a cinema viewing. At the same time it's Korean-way hasty. Everything happens so quickly it's very easy to miss details, e.g. I couldn't make out why the doctor snatched a kid's candy till I understood that was what the boy had choked on in the previous run of the day. For that reason it may be more suitable for DVD where you can go back and forth and pause to catch everything. The title has a double meaning: a day in Korean which obviously refers to the day he relives on a loop but also to Ha-Ru - a character in the film. It's intriguing trying to work out what action will break the loop. They should make it into a game.
In Warsaw the movie's on at just one cinema so I went to the leafy Falenica suburb where a tiny Kino Stacja Falenica is located. The two little screens show quite a selection playing each title once a day but at differing hours. In the smaller screening room the sound was astonishingly spatial and the picture like in all modern cinemas. The air-con worked wonders. Perfect for a hot summer day (and not only since radiators were there too). There are also a handful of little tables allowing to have a drink or even a meal brought. As I was the only person at the screening, when I left for a while, the staff thoughtfully paused the movie for me. And the film was preceded by a few trailers only, no commercials.
Watchable. Like virtually all Korean movies, it's very good technically which merits a cinema viewing. At the same time it's Korean-way hasty. Everything happens so quickly it's very easy to miss details, e.g. I couldn't make out why the doctor snatched a kid's candy till I understood that was what the boy had choked on in the previous run of the day. For that reason it may be more suitable for DVD where you can go back and forth and pause to catch everything. The title has a double meaning: a day in Korean which obviously refers to the day he relives on a loop but also to Ha-Ru - a character in the film. It's intriguing trying to work out what action will break the loop. They should make it into a game.
In Warsaw the movie's on at just one cinema so I went to the leafy Falenica suburb where a tiny Kino Stacja Falenica is located. The two little screens show quite a selection playing each title once a day but at differing hours. In the smaller screening room the sound was astonishingly spatial and the picture like in all modern cinemas. The air-con worked wonders. Perfect for a hot summer day (and not only since radiators were there too). There are also a handful of little tables allowing to have a drink or even a meal brought. As I was the only person at the screening, when I left for a while, the staff thoughtfully paused the movie for me. And the film was preceded by a few trailers only, no commercials.
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