NOTES ON ENTERTAINMENT, CULTURE AND MORE FROM KOREA (OR WHEREVER)

Wednesday, October 04, 2006

Fresh Tomatoes for Hong

Just a follow-up to my earlier post on Hong Sang-soo's latest film, WOMAN ON THE BEACH. It looks like the film is getting quite a good reception in the West. A little surprising considering how often critics do not "get" his movies, even the good ones. But so far, Rotten Tomatoes has a 100% Fresh rating (based on just five reviews, but still not bad). And I'll also link to the Variety review (not sure how long people can access it for free, though).

UPDATE: Looks like Hong's good luck has run out. As of Oct. 23, his rating is down to 86%, thanks to a negative review from The Hollywood Reporter.

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