The Way Home (Jibeuro) (2002)
Average Rating: 6.6/10
Reviews Counted: 56
Fresh: 42 | Rotten: 14
A simple story told with much warmth and compassion.
Average Rating: 6.5/10
Critic Reviews: 19
Fresh: 14 | Rotten: 5
A simple story told with much warmth and compassion.
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A youngster learns a valuable lesson about family, friendship, and love in this family drama from South Korea. Sang-woo (Yu Seung-ho) is a seven-year-old boy whose parents are divorced, and whose Mother (Dong Hyo-heui) has decided she needs a break from parenthood for the summer. Mother sends Sang-woo to the country to spend some time with his Grandmother (Kim Eul-bun), who is quite old, in poor health, and cannot speak. Sang-woo doesn't much care for his Grandmother, and prefers to spend his
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Thanks to confident filmmaking and a pair of fascinating performances, the way to that destination is a really special walk in the woods.
Top CriticEul-Boon Kim's soulful portrayal of the illiterate, deaf-mute grandmother illuminates the dignity of her demeanor and the sad resignation in her eyes.
The film has good actors and enough quirky moments to keep it interesting.
The film is meant to be simple and charming. Unfortunately, it's simple and boring.
[The kid's] selfishness is difficult to watch at times, but if you have patience on the level of Granny's, the payoff is big.
manipulative tear jerking moments are far too familiar
The simplicity of The Way Home has few equals this side of Aesop
"The Way Home" is a commercial film that offers no cultural exchange, yet the silent performance of Eul-boon Kim enforces a visual storytelling style and both of these elements are strong even though "The Way Home" ultimately disappoints.
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A kind of cute, but serious film, but very drawn out.
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Foreign Titles
- The Way Home (Jibeuro) (DE)
- The Way Home (Jibeuro) (UK)
