The Worst Film Ever

One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Wow I didn't expect the way, this movie's plot, would turn out! A really amazing story… The movie is a little long and the werewolf part plays a small role in the movie, and the werewolf part was what drew my attention, but anyway… It is a story about romance, love, betrayal, loyalty, it's funny and it is sad, makes you furies, and in general it makes you feel a lot of things.The plot is amazing, you really see the relationship between the actors grow, change and mature, as time passes. The acting is great and the dialogue is not bad, although in some parts it is, but this doesn't change the fact that this movie is great. But let me point out as many before me did, this is not a horror movie. When I rented it I didn't read the plot so I was expecting something totally different.

I saw this film at the Imagine film festival 2013 in Amsterdam. A seemingly neglected boy is found in the barn. Cannot speak or behave properly, but is yet adopted by a young girl who tries to raise him as best as she can to become part of the family. Starting with a dog training book she succeeds very well in her efforts, and we see a special relationship growing between the two. Of course, there are the usual counter powers who rather see the boy moved to an orphanage. But the mills of government grind slowly. The longer the decision what to do with him is postponed, the better he becomes house trained and integrated in family life. Ultimately, discussions about his fate falter. Yet, he remains unable to make comprehensible sounds, let alone speaking sensibly. We see all this in a long flashback, lasting nearly all of the 2 hours running time.The film starts with a prologue where grandma Suni is called to her former birth place, to decide what to do with the remains of a cottage and a barn where she had spent a considerable part of her youth. This relatively short prologue is followed by aforementioned extended flashback, where we see a whole family moving to the country because of their ailing daughter Suni. During a stormy night she finds the "wolf" boy in the deserted barn. It is the first time that someone treats the boy with affection, and they become attached to each other. She is the only one who has some influence on the boy.He eventually becomes a more or less accepted member of the family. The few times he deviates from the civilized route, is when someone threatens the family. We observe him changing into a hairy and growling monster as per the standard "werewolf" routine as shown in other movies. This happens one time too much and people get suspicious, in the aftermath of which his only viable option is to flee. Of course, Suni chases after him and finds him. Alas, she has no choice other than to leave him behind. She promises that she will return, and asks him to wait for her.All of the above is acted splendidly. Even the kids that appear as brothers, sisters and playmates of Suni act very naturally. The story is well told, and two hours pass without much inclination to inspect our watches. There is also nice music "under" several scenes that were assumed to be "moving". There were no particularly scary scenes, not even the few nightly visits to the barn. This means that the film belongs to the Fantasy and Romance category, rather than Horror. There is no reason to keep young kids away in spite of the word werewolf in the title.(*** warning *** spoiler ahead ***) Pity that some inconsistencies were not properly taken care of. For instance: in the finale, the boy still looks not very much older, contrary to Suni who became a grandma in the meantime, and has lived a full live (as she says herself) while the "boy" has done nothing but patiently wait for her. The latter is not very believable, since we hear him speaking correct sentences now, something we did not see him doing ever before. You won't learn mastering the language while all alone and not seeing other people. I think we missed a minor clarification there.A 2rd contradiction is that the young Suni speaks in sentences that are too complex (with "do not xxx" and "stop doing xxx") for the boy to understand at that time, but obviously he gets their meaning anyway. The only way to explain this it that we probably missed most of the "dog training" they did together (understandable for reasons of timing), or that he apparently grasped more than we think from her directions. That he could not speak, apart from a few words, does not mean that he did not understand the language and its basic syntax rules, in combination with her tone of voice and body language. Isn't that the way we all learned our mother tongue??All in all, still a good feel-good movie with the usual mix of good and bad characters. Even local policemen have their good and bad sides, like in real life. The over-caring mother for ailing Suni was annoying some of the time. Over-the-top annoying was the ever interfering son of the "landlord", who from the beginning is portrayed as someone not doing anything useful ever. Finally, to wrap up my positive comments, I did not feel the above average running time of 122 min as too long, meaning that it holds your attention throughout. It is well acted and shot altogether.

When my friend first introduced me to this Korean film, little did I know that my heart was going to get stolen. I've seen plenty of films, and this is by far one of the best ones I've seen. While 'tis simple like others said, simplicity doesn't define the quality or passion put into a cinematographic art form, rather it's this same simplicity that made the film so amazing - it didn't contain what most Hollywood films have, it wasn't caked in "make-up" and was truly magic just the way it was, it was about telling a sweet fantasy story and not getting the most ratings in mind. Now THAT'S what art is about.From making me laugh really loud at times to making me tear up at scenes (which rarely happens to me), "A Werewolf Boy" truly reaches your emotions and takes you through a ride in which you find what true care and love is - learning to look past others' differences and make out the beauty that their hearts beat, and be there for them, no matter what. Soon-Yi's dedication to teach and help Chul-Soo learn to speak and acquire skills not only had "a-d-o-r-a-b-l-e" written all over it, but it also showed that truly meaningful things don't just happen, they take time and determination, and with that same time, those meaningful things don't just disappear...time passed, but Soon-Yi and Chul-Soo were still there for each other, a few mistakes underwent their way, but there they were at the end, Chul-Soo finally able to read Soon-Yi her favorite childhood book, she giving him the 100 pets she had promised since the early years of their love, which was still their love. And it's that same sweetness which touched my heart. I could ramble on and on, but point is, "A Werewolf Boy" shows that behind every living form, there is love, pure love waiting to be expressed and let out, and we can't change it, rather we embrace it for what it is.

Wow. This movie was just simply lovely, honestly I haven't watched a movie this wonderful since Sunny. I enjoyed Werewolf Boy on so many levels, that I personally think whatever movie I watch here after is going to have a hard time following up. ending to this movie (according to my friend) **SPOILERS AHEAD**I personally felt as though the end of the movie took a risky turn. The movie ending with Park Bo Young's character leaving Song Joong Ki, and moving out into the world, getting married and even having a grandchild. What broke me was that when she returned to the house years later he was there waiting for her, he hadn't aged and was wearing the same clothes she found him in, while she had aged and lived her life to the fullest. It highlighted one of things most people hate to admit and avoid realizing, through time, no matter how much you love a person, slowly they become only a memory. Honestly this really upset me, for the whole day after the movie I tried to wrap my head around the reason why the director would leave such a sad ending. Until my sister pointed out that, yes Suni did move on with her life, Chul Soo didn't. Many people we meet in our lives will become a memory to us, but that there are people who will be stay, never changing and awaiting our return. And with that I say, FOUR FOR YOU JO SUNG HEE! YOU GO JO SUNG HEE! Sorry, I'm slightly tired writing this review. Seriously though, this was a great movie, beautifully shot, amazingly written, a wonderfully portrayed through many talented actors and actresses.Everyone should watch this movie when they get an opportunity. Park Bo Young was endearing as Suni, what started off as a troubled and hurting teenage girl transformed into a warm and spirit filled women. But it was of course Song Joong Ki and his scenes with Park Bo Young that captivated me. What surprised me the most about Song Joong Ki was that you could literally count the lines he had in the movie on two hands. Yet he was able to convey so much emotion simply by his interactions with Park Bo Young. His eyes spoke louder then any amount of words could ever convey. Never have I been so captivated by any one character in a movie. I was actually unaware of this but CGV Cinema actually released an alternate