I want to like this movie more than I do, but watching a slow pacer starring people who are either asleep or on the verge of it, is taxing at best. It's not bad in any way it's just... yaagghhh... mmh..zzz... what?

Interesting in many ways, but ultimately a pretty dull watch. Not one of Kim's better works.

A film with Ki-duk Kim as director and starring Jo Odagiri, you would never have thought the film would lack in emotions or a solid storyline, but sadly, that's exactly what transpires. As expected from Ki-duk Kim, spirituality plays a large part in the film, but its too little, too late.

Very mediocre for Kim Ki-duk. The visuals were stunning and the ending was clever, but it wasn't enough to save the screenplay, which was contrived and a little melodramatic at times. I liked the Chuang Tzu allusion as well, but I think overall the execution could have been much, much better.

01 Kasim 08, alkazar sinamasi, avrupa salonu, 16:4, mert ile & iyi bir fikir, kotu bir senaryo, arabesk bir son ve basroldeki adamin kotu oyunculugu... uzerinde daha cok calisilmasi gerekilen bir film. sondaki 'kelebek' ile askin gucu duygulandiriyor... Kim ki Duk, her sene film cekme zorunlulugunda degil, bence bir kac yil dinlensin, sonra guzel bir donus yapsin. yoksa zamanla filmler cabuk tuketilen -hatta tuketilmeyen- nesneler haline gelecek. bir de keske bu filmi kisa metraj yapsaymis!

Another disappointment from Kim ki duk.