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7.7/10 • 261

2015-08-202h 7m

FantasyRomance

Love has many faces.

Woo-jin, a furniture designer who wakes up in a different body every day, falls for Yi-soo, a woman he meets through his work.

Directors
Baik
Editors
Yang Jin-mo

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Han Hyo-joo

    Han Hyo-joo

    Yi-soo

  2. Kim Dae-myung

    Kim Dae-myung

    Woo-jin 1

  3. Do Ji-han

    Do Ji-han

    Woo-jin 18

  4. Bae Sung-woo

    Bae Sung-woo

    Woo-jin 33

  5. Park Shin-hye

    Park Shin-hye

    Woo-jin 43

  6. Lee Beom-soo

    Lee Beom-soo

    Woo-jin 45

  7. Park Seo-jun

    Park Seo-jun

    Woo-jin 60

  8. Kim Sang-ho

    Kim Sang-ho

    Woo-jin 61

  9. Chun Woo-hee

    Chun Woo-hee

    Woo-jin 64

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Reno

Feb 4, 2016

7/10

Some people really change. From the outside.
If you watch this, I think you definitely bring the recent 'The Cobbler', 'The Deaths of Ian Stone' and many other high-concept films into the frame. Yep, it had a zero innovation, but smartly redesigned to bring a different outcome. Actually, it was based on the online film/series (aka social film) of the same name and also heard it was very similar to the book 'Every Day' by David Levithan. My thought is, it did not stand up to my expectation, but very easy to follow and overall, I think it was not a bad movie. If you are a fantasy film fan, then you should try it. A very fascinating fictional movie, that associated with romance. That means it's not your regular emotional-romantic-drama from Korea, but well pitched over all the complication in a relationship when a person is suffering from such a strange disorder. Just like the films 'The Time Traveler's Wife', '50 First Dates' and other similar ones about relationship problems. The first one hour was so good, like everything happened in that period itself. From a simple introduction to a few of fun stuff, until the romance track takes over. The next half was kind of a drag, none any interesting events take place other than keep going blindly like it lost its way out. In those stages, most of the scenes would appear as you are anticipating. Somewhat weaken its strength in storytelling. Since this theme was atypical, on that basis, it makes a vast difference to keep us to stick with it.
"People say true beauty lies inside,
but first impressions are equally important."
Anyway, once you begin to watch an unusual love story like this, definitely you can't end it in the middle without knowing the conclusion. I feel, the end was okayish, no twist as you will know in the earlier itself, where it is heading. So nothing special at all, but it finishes it off quite a simple way. The only annoyance is that it was a 2 long hour movie, should have not exceeded more than 90 to 100 minute mark. What I'm saying is not an issue of falling into the boredom, but a stretch that should have remained short and sweet for a lovely film like this. The actors were excellent, but the interesting thing among them was those who are all played the most important role, Woo-Jin. I have seen plenty of high-concept flicks, but I have never seen so many actors (definitely more than 100 actors) playing a same role in a one movie. The appearance was kept changing, but the director did a good job to keep them all at the same pace and intensity to bring Woo-Jin as a single character in behaviour. These days, there's a high expectation for the movies coming out from the Korea. There are vast people around the world who follow either staggering crime-thriller or the sweet romantic-comedies from this region. I know when they take this up, they expect it to better Hollywood and European films. In that perspective, it will disappoint them, because I felt it was a great concept that fell into an ordinary for a few reasons. If you keep your mind narrow, then it might make your time worth spending for it. Personally, I liked it, but my only concern was the third act and a bit lengthy. 6½/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
Korean
Budget
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Revenue
$14,301,869.00
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