The simplicity of The Way Home has few equals this side of Aesop
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04/29/03
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The Way Home (2002)
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Reviews Counted:55
Fresh:41
Rotten:14
Average Rating:6.6/10
Consensus: A simple story told with much warmth and compassion.
Theatrical Release:Nov 15, 2002 Limited
Box Office: $229,073
Synopsis: This subtle and bucolic Korean film is "dedicated to all grandmas" by its director Jeong-hyang Lee. The story concerns bratty, selfish seven-year-old Sang-Woo (Seung-Ho Yoo) who is sent out into... [More]
Starring: Eul-Boon Kim, Seung-Ho Yoo, Kyung-Hoon Min, Kim Eun-kyung
Director: Jeong-hyang Lee
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Reviews for The Way Home
Don't be surprised if Home sends you running to hug your granny -- or the nearest old lady you can find.
11/15/02
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03/28/03
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05/28/03
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07/21/05
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12/06/05
The story, touching though it is, does not quite have enough emotional resonance or variety of incident to sustain a feature, and even at 85 minutes it feels a bit long.
11/14/02
Top CriticThe Way Home is an ode to unconditional love and compassion garnered from years of seeing it all, a condition only the old are privy to, and...often misconstrued as weakness.
01/23/03
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03/27/03
It's not revolutionary, but it's satisfying.
02/24/03
It’s obviously struck a responsive chord with many South Koreans, and should work its magic in other parts of the world.
12/08/02
like to think of the film as Local Hero for Kids, as the boy has to adapt from his urban kid lifestyle to the slow, simple ways of generations before. Will he do it? Will it work out? Can love overcome?
09/20/02
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02/17/03
A sentimental hybrid that could benefit from the spice of specificity.
03/06/03
Kim is the heart of The Way Home. She gives it simplicity, truth and a shimmering grace.
12/06/02
Top CriticThe film is meant to be simple and charming. Unfortunately, it's simple and boring.
03/06/03
Top CriticAn uncluttered, resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations.
12/05/02
Writer/director Jeong-hyang Lee, in only her second feature, establishes a situation rife with gentle humor and honest, unaffected love.
03/01/03
As a tearjerker this works pretty well, though long before it gets to work on your tear ducts, it starts to eat away at your nerves.
02/06/03
Both heartbreaking and heartwarming...just a simple fable done in an artless sytle, but it's tremendously moving.
03/06/03
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