Fantastic!

it is the rare 'crazy' movie that actually has something to say.

This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Well, this drama has a very simple basic premise: it tells love stories of four couples with their own paths. Though it initially seems everything is OK, finally all their stories come into sad endings, just as the title indicates, 'Sad Movie'. I've been admiring Korean dramas for their fresh and original ideas, and this drama is no exception. Though some finds similarity with western movie (especially for its multiple storyline), it has been quite successful to develop its own distinctive feature, strong idea. Most casts are well-known actors (at least in Korea and Asia), and it surely delivers, they add significant points for this drama with their nearly flawless acting. And one more: great music, especially for emphasizing the 'sadness' factor in the last part.So, why don't I give it a 10? The reason is, there should have been more scenes. After finish watching this movie, you may wonder if there are missing scenes. Indeed the storyline is well developed and rather easy to follow, but quite possibly, you need to see this drama more than once (or read the spoilers) to perfectly understand the whole plot, for instance: 'how could she become XXXX' or 'how suddenly he XXXX' (I don't want to give spoilers, so I just write XXXX). This drama would be perfect if produced in a mini series (like Winter Sonata), but since it was produced as a single-episode drama (through noticeably plays longer than average single episode) some scenes were forced to be deleted, or never shot, where it could leave you clueless for a bit... And with all due respects to Korean cinema, and without decreasing my admiration for their brilliant ideas as I stated above, this is one problem I've found in most Korean movies I've seen: great ideas and storyline, but often lack proper (and often important) scenes to qualify for perfection.Simply said, if you like Korean (or in general, Asian) romantic drama and you don't mind the not-so-good ending, give this one a shot. Despite its flaws, it's still worth watching. Not the best Korean movie I've seen so far, but it still deserves two thumbs up. It will not waste your time and money. And even if you have to watch it over and over again, to fully understand the plot, like I've said, you will enjoy doing it. Trust me.

I had long given up on Korean romances, when they degenerated from quality films such as "Palwolui Christmas" to the contrived melodrama that have flooded the market in the last few years. "Sad movie" is more of the same.Having 4 stories presented in a sort of "Love actually" style helps a little, even just in providing diversification. The story of the pretty (word chosen deliberately) young man's quest to paint Snow White is actually not too bad. Snow White here is a mute girl who is also disfigured (but not seriously) as a result of a fire from which she was rescued. As she works in an amusement park as one of those photo-session figures walking around, together with the Seven Dwarfs, with over-sized head gears on, she is able to hide her face during most of her work day. The rest of the story is somewhat predictable, but nicely put together.The other three stories are banal. Cha Tae-hyun (best remembered from "My sassy girl") provides most of the comedy element playing a professional "break-up announcing messenger" until his own girlfriend becomes a client. Another story features the mute girl's elder sister, a sign-language TV announcer and her fire-fighter boyfriend. If it aims at conveying the constant frustration and pressure of having a romance with with a fire-fighter, it's at best a pale shadow of "Ladder 49". As a run-of-the-mill romance, it has some passable moments. The mother-and-son story is contrived and sappy, employing a plot element that you see in just about every single Korean melodrama – terminal illness.The problem is really that the movie constitutes entirely of cliché. The unimaginative editing deprives it of its only chance of having some life. Not even with the most powerful microscope can you detect a tiniest trace of originality.

Well, let's just call it melancholy.The film beautifully depicts the relationships of 4 pairs of people and chronicles their development. All four of the relationships need to overcome obstacles and all of them do except one.That the obstacles are overcome (for the most part) makes for a happy turn of events. However, the circumstances that bring about the positive turning points are less than ideal. :-(The cinematography was pleasant to the eye and the musical score was haunting (in a positive way). This film was clean, simple, and beautiful.

Watching Sad Movie is a emotional rolling coaster journey. The first 2/3 part of the movie is in fact funny and witty. The character building is clever, i should say. Their relationship with their partners is convincing too.The film actually is dealing with the theme of communication. The eight characters in the movie are more or less unable to communicate with their loved one. The honest and a bit stupid fireman, a jobless youngster, a mother and the deaf gal form four separate, yet related plot lines of the movie. The movie is moving along the plot line of how these characters's blocks of communication are being solved.The development is smooth, full of witty moments, and plot lines help each other to maintain a overall light atmosphere of the first 2/3 of the movie.But when the movie runs to the latter 1/3 part. it turns into a sad mood. It will definitely make you cry as i did. Although some twists may seem a bit over-sentimental, but it is still effective.It's like when you are questioning or even complaining it's too sentimental, you are crying indeed. A very funny cinematic experience.Overall, it's one of the best Korean romance movie so far.