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12/06/05
The Way Home (2002)
74 %
Reviews Counted: 53 Fresh: 39 Rotten:14 Average Rating: 6.5/10
Consensus:
A simple story told with much warmth and compassion.
Runtime: 88 mins
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 the mountains to live with his ancient, mute, partially deaf grandmother (Eul-Boon Kim) while... [More]
Genre: Foreign Films
Starring: Eul-Boon Kim, Seung-Ho Yoo, Kyung-Hoon Min, Eun-Kyung Yim, Hyo-Dee Dong
Director: Jeong-hyang Lee
Screenwriter: Jeong-hyang Lee
Producer: Woo-Hyun Whang, Jae-Woo Whang
Composer: Dae-Hong Kim, Yang-Hee Kim
Screenwriter: Jeong-hyang Lee
Producer: Woo-Hyun Whang, Jae-Woo Whang
Composer: Dae-Hong Kim, Yang-Hee Kim
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05/19/04
Thanks to confident filmmaking and a pair of fascinating performances, the way to that destination is a really special walk in the woods.
04/18/03
"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.
04/13/03
Eul-Boon Kim's soulful portrayal of the illiterate, deaf-mute grandmother illuminates the dignity of her demeanor and the sad resignation in her eyes.
03/27/03
The film has good actors and enough quirky moments to keep it interesting.
03/07/03
A sentimental hybrid that could benefit from the spice of specificity.
03/06/03
The film is meant to be simple and charming. Unfortunately, it's simple and boring.
03/06/03
Both heartbreaking and heartwarming...just a simple fable done in an artless sytle, but it's tremendously moving.
03/06/03
Writer/director Jeong-hyang Lee, in only her second feature, establishes a situation rife with gentle humor and honest, unaffected love.
03/01/03
[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.
02/28/03
It's so good that you can practically see the Hollywood 'suits' trying to put together the cast and filmmaking team for the all-too -inevitable American remake.
02/28/03
So saccharine, I'm not sure I'd be able to take it under normal conditions.
02/24/03
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