A Moment to Remember

The most beautiful and moving Korean film? No, this is the most beautiful and moving movie ever. A Moment to Remember perfectly captures every joy and pain behind the word "love". The lead couple are perfect for each other. The whole thing is filmed so in such a beautifully humble, real, and artless way. I don't believe there is anyone who can remain unmoved by this beautiful work. For me, perfect in every way... (11/07/2011)

The last half hour made me cry almost non-stop. I don’t remember when was the last time I saw a film at least this good. Five stars without any reservations. Movie heaven… (09/02/2009)

With a light heart and a clear conscience I can give it 5 stars because the mountain has moved. The most beautiful scene is when the two of them are sitting at that table together, he pours her a drink and says: "If you drink this whole thing, we'll be together." And when she really “slams" it, he gives her such a beautiful kiss! It's a romantic, touching story that really made me tear up, and I don't resent it at all. Maybe it's just a good thing there wasn't an ending, because that way one can dream of a moment of happiness for them together, a happiness where memories have the mark of being. I'm glad I could give the monitor a casual – hopefully happy – smile. (18/06/2009)

They should’ve gone a bit easier on the sugar. This is a really wonderful ROMANTIC film, extremely effective and original (those Asians are nothing but original), full of real emotions and depicting events of everyday life as if they fell straight out of a poet's rich imagination. The actors are nice and charismatic, the direction relaxed and precise, but as the thought-provoking drama, which the film becomes in the last act, it's not so great. While I appreciate very much what the director wanted to say with all this, and I don't have the slightest objection to the premise, given the glowing reviews, I guess I was expecting something other than an overlong tear jerker and a story so monotonous that the extended, 140-minute version was a real feat from the crew's point of view. That's why it doesn't deserve more than 4 stars, and swear at me all you want :-) (01/11/2013)