Burning (2018) | Rotten Tomatoes

GARY D A second viewing confirms, this is a complex masterpiece by one of the few great directors in the world. Wending together all kinds of threads--societal, literary, character based--the viewer gets to absorb all of these many elements that Chang-dong Lee brings together to weigh upon his lead character. Artfully shot, astutely set decorated, and beautifully acted. I resist writing more specifically because it's up to the viewer to experience this movie first hand for him or herself. I can only say in one word: "do." And be patient, too, because the film only gradually brings its threads together in an artfully offhand way before it coheres to register its impact. To repeat, a masterpiece. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/23/25 Full Review Penny C Beautifully acted but boring. Two and half hours, maybe the length it took to give the lovely actress a boob job half way through the movie. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 12/31/24 Full Review Alan L Low key, expertly made, observation film with layers and layers. You're almost in the frame with them. Were taken on a ride, expertly led, gently, to just watch him go along for the ride with the others, the ambiguity makes you curious z expectant, then slowly things start to change. So very different. And now I've seen a few Korean movies, as stellar as the others. Satisfying, slow cooking. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/10/24 Full Review Neal C Emperor's new clothes. It keep promising to deliver what the critics say and never does. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 12/01/24 Full Review Mon B There appears to be two camps here. We have those that love this film, for it is a brilliant metaphor, superbly acted, and subtle in delivery until the climax of the film. And then there are those of us that found it so boring, we just weren't sure we could finish it, and yet, we did. Maybe we even vowed to stop listening to critics reviews altogether. This movie was well acted, and attractively filmed. But so, very, boring. There was one scene in which we all literally watched the sunset, and as it got darker, I thought they must have left the camera on and went out for dinner. And to those pompous reviewers who say we just didn't understand that it was a metaphor-yes, we do know what a metaphor is, but I demand that even my metaphorical flicks have a story, and present itself in an entertaining way. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/17/24 Full Review julie b Slow burn, at times too slow, with a persistent chill and aching discomfort, as well as a solid amount of ambiguity. Most importantly, Steven Yeun is 🔥incredible🔥 - clearly a villain but also funny, mysterious, and infuriatingly arrogant, but I found the other characters lacked sufficient definition. Also, at times it jumped around a bit and there were things introduced but not explored. I struggled with rating this and haven’t fully made up my mind - somewhere between 3.5 and 4 stars. “I make my own offering and consume it” Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/19/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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