I caught Lee Chang-dong's latest Cannes and Academy Awards foreign film entry, BURNING which was "inspired" by Haruki Murakami's short story Barn Burning from his collection The Elephant Vanishes. I usually love Lee Chang-dong's films (OASIS & PEPPERMINT CANDY are classics) and he is one of my favorite South Korean directors but this movie left me cold. Perhaps it's due to the fact that I've never been a fan of Murakami or the miscasting of Steven Yeun. I've never really got into THE WALKING DEAD but he was okay from what little I saw of him and he was pretty good in MAYHEM but he's out of his element here. He's supposed to play this sinister, mysterious other worldly character whose true intentions are never revealed but he comes off as a goofball the majority of his screentime. Just something about this flick rubbed me the wrong way but I can't quite put my finger on it. It didn't help that long stretches of it were just plain boring! Perhaps a second viewing will give me a different perspective but not sure if I'm willing to take that chance.
I got Hajime Anzai's ludicrous coming of age dramedy I AM A PERVERT on deck. Heard the ending of that one is a doozy. Hoping it'll be worthwhile.
I got Hajime Anzai's ludicrous coming of age dramedy I AM A PERVERT on deck. Heard the ending of that one is a doozy. Hoping it'll be worthwhile.
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