★ 6 / 10
Life Is Beautiful Without Your Cruel Ungrateful Husband
ASuiGeneris
I do not care what else he did, ever. When they first met, after the draft, during her going away party, before she died. Irrelevant. The husband is the…
I do not care what else he did, ever. When they first met, after the draft, during her going away party, before she died. Irrelevant. The husband is the biggest *@$& ever. The way he insanely, unashamedly laughed at her when she found out her first true love was actually in love with her best friend was the cruelest thing I have witnessed. Worse than any physical abuse, worse than any conniving adultery. His behaviors the rest of the film was already bad enough. The fact that she kept staying with him all these years, then throughout the road trip as he continued his cruel assault? Unfathomable. Then the fact that she was loving to him, after he laughed in her face like that in one of her lowest moments? Uh, no you didn't. Could have been an 8/10, even a 9. For being one of the only Korean musicals easily accessible out there, for some very colorful and playful musical numbers, and an overall overused but still charming in its moments terminal illness redemption trope plot. But after this villain husband laughed in her face like that, you could even see the complete lack of any remorse in his face; even as she sat there, obviously in devastated shock, he continues complaining about being embarrassed. Can you be any more cruel and selfish?
After that, I was done. Yes, there was some redemption. He was much nicer after they concluded their little road trip, but he still never even directly apologized and the filmmakers carried on as if this was perfectly understandable, that his laughing in her face was excusable did to his complex grieving? Then she even tells him later, "You were my first love after all". Nope. Not acceptable.
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★ 10 / 10
First Imdb review since this is soo underrated
sherhin
I am amazed at the low ratings in google so much that it made me instantly create an imdb account today to just post this. I mean how come you can't focus on…
I am amazed at the low ratings in google so much that it made me instantly create an imdb account today to just post this. I mean how come you can't focus on the storyline. It may look draggy in the beginning since it's a musical drama but the story it portrays,the cast have done an amazing job in executing the emotions perfectly. The watch is worth it. What a combo these duo are I mean who guessed they would make soo good of a couple. The part where they carrying their son to the hospital,I cried at that scene. Its the same I had in my childhood. Cant seem to relate more. You need to appreciate the good things in life before it's too late.
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★ 8 / 10
Thoughtful story about marriage and family
phd_travel
The story is so good it did not have to be a musical. The songs are harmless though. The title isn't right for the movie though. An unappreciated mom and wife…
The story is so good it did not have to be a musical. The songs are harmless though. The title isn't right for the movie though.
An unappreciated mom and wife finds out she is dying of cancer. She sets out on a road trip around Korea with her husband to find her first love. On the way hilarity ensues and she discovers her love for her husband again. There are insights into marriage love and family and how relationships change. Liked the way perceptions differ. Good performances all round both the old cast and the young cast. The lead actress is so different from her role in Sky Castle.
Worth watching.
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6.5/10
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