"Ji-ho is a promising pianist, studying and playing abroad for years. But one night she had a stage fright and never recovers. In despair, Ji-ho comes home and meets her old classmate Sung-ryong. Once a very bright boy, Sung-ryong had an accident and now he is in late 20s with the mind of a six year old. He is very forgetful, but he has never forgotten his first love Ji-ho. Other half of Sung-ryong's dumb mind is occupied with his only family younger sister Jee-in. To take care of her, Sung-ryong sells toasts in front of Jee-in's school. But Jee-in is embarrassed of her idiotic brother and ignores him. And Sang-soo is Sung-ryong's old friend who understands Sung-ryong's innocent mind. But he inevitably falls to the world of gangsters. Ji-ho is still in her slump, Jee-in falls sick and Sang-soo gets involved in a bloody dispute. But all of their agonies are miraculously saved by Sung-ryong in a way nobody has forseen. " -idmb
An inspiring film that will make you think, if not something might be wrong with you (or you just don't like the movie but I prefer my first statement). All the actors especially the lead did a great job, he made a believable character. This kind of character is always hard for an actor to portray and is also hard for some movie watchers to believe the character. Although there is comedy, a deeper and darker theme can be found in this film. The film isn't close to being perfect, there are a few character developments I did not like. Since it didn't even show Hie-Young in the end and only briefly showed Ha Ji-Won's character. I wished in some of the final scenes that all the main characters say goodbye together and not just the younger sister. It might have made the scenes building up to the ending, even more powerful.
Ha Ji-Won was wonderful, I love her as an actress. She starred in one of the first Korean Dramas I ever watched (Secret Garden).
2.9/5
Cast
Chae Tae-Hyun as Sung-ryong (Also starred in The Scandal Makers and My Sassy Girl)
Ha Ji-Won as Ji-Ho (Also starred in Love So Divine, Ditto, 100 Days with Mr. Arrogant and the tv drama Secret Garden)
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