Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

Taraparain Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

Kirandeep Yoder The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

Brennan Camacho Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

paulclaassen A story about enemies becoming friends, and how terribly wrong things turned for them. This interesting story can easily be divided into three acts. The first act sets up the criminal scene, where the killings took place. It is mysterious and the investigation itself is interesting as they try to put pieces of the puzzle together.The second act takes us back in time and set up the circle of friends. It tells us how the two soldiers from South Korea and two soldiers from North Korea met, and how they became close friends and shared anything from showing off their girlfriends to playing silly games together. It just proofs again soldiers from different countries can actually be friends instead of killing each other simply because their governments demand it. The film was a bit slow moving during this part, but it was nevertheless interesting.The third act takes us to the present again, as the past and present meet, and the investigation continues. This was very interesting indeed, but it does have an unexpected ending.

solkimmyjones-60733 I decided to watch this amazing film again after 5 years or so of when I initially watched it. I must say the film hit me even harder the second time. The acting from the main cast was exceptional and I'm going far as to say the acting of Song Kang Ho haunted me. The only criticism I'm dishing out is to the acting of the Swedish officers and Lee Young-Ae in parts - this is mainly due to the awkward English (why didn't they speak Swedish amongst themselves?) but I don't blame the actors at all as it's obviously their second language. Go watch this film if you got a sec to visit the bay ;) - a true masterpiece of a debut that captures true human emotions/bonds

mformoviesandmore I watched this because it was made by the old boy from Old Boy. I had also recently seen Memories of Murder and thought I was on a winning streak of enjoyable Korean movies.Strike three - I'm out.I can see what they were trying to do, and the story is familiar of people from opposite sides making bonds that break.My main problem is that I found that I couldn't care less about any of the characters. The acting ranged from fair to appalling. The female non-Korean Korean inspector was probably the worst.The story was nothing magical and there are no surprises for anyone over the age of 21 as all of the elements have been done before.I suppose I was also disappointed after hearing so many good reviews - my expectations were set so high they had further to fall.My advice is that if you enjoyed the other movies I mentioned, and Olboy more so than memories, then save yourself and move on to another choice.

Desertman84 Joint Security Area or J.S.A. is a great political movie about the friendship of soldiers patrolling the borders of North and South Korea. It is a heart-warming and touching film considering that it shows that people remain as brothers despite the fact that the country is separated due to difference in beliefs and for political reasons. Aside from that, it also has a message of peace and patriotism. The acting was great. Lee Byeong-Hun (Bittersweet Life),Kang-ho Song (Sympathy With Mr Vengeance) and Lee Young-Ae (Sympathy With Lady Vengeance) were exceptional. The direction of Park Chan Wook (OldBoy,Sympathy With Mr Vengeance, Sympathy With Lady Vengeance) deserves credit as well. The movie was interesting from beginning to end. This movie deserves a 10 out of 10 rating. Highly recommended.