Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

Far from Perfect, Far from Terrible

Absolutely brilliant

If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

After a long time I've seen a romance movie that does not seem like a piece of fiction to me.. what I love the most about this movie is the development of the relationship between the two people.. the way their budding relation evolved taking time & patience was convincingly believable.. and also that how perfectly their body languages were in harmony with their intimacy level at that particular stage of their relationship..Dialogs are few and one needs to pay attention to so many subtle details in each and every scene.. the psychology of multi-layered characters torn between contradictory sentiments, their restrain and painful outbursts and a struggle for solace.. the delicate treatment of highly dramatic events and complex emotions make it feel so close to reality..Throughout the movie there is an air of melancholy that never lifts till the end.. filmed in muted colors, aided by the heartrending soundtrack accompanied with a more than perfect use of silence.. one feels like a quiet observer of their sadness.. perhaps some people may find it boring because of its slow pace and few dialogs but for me this is the most preferred and adored setting for a romantic movie for sure..

April Snow is the third film by Corean melodrama auteur Hur Jin Ho and features none other than Bae Young Jun, whose turn in the popular Corean drama series "Winter Sonata" made him an icon of the Corean Wave exported all over Asia and sometimes further. However, since I couldn't bear watching the series, my only context for the Bespectacled One was his rather capable performance in the Corean adaptation of Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Untold Scandal.The story is related to both the stories for In the Mood for Love and Random Hearts, in which two people come to realize that their spouses are having affairs with each other and in this shared knowledge, develop a relationship with each other. While I haven't seen Random Hearts, I can say that the same tensions that run through In the Mood for Love also run through April Snow, but they are different movies. April Snow is definitely a Hur movie, as it's primarily composed of moments of silence and watching the protagonists do what they do and seeing the subtle messages implied by how they do it.One thing that struck me while watching the relationship form between the pair was just how aware they were of the irony of their situation and how their relationship was a sort of escape for them. A strong empathy pours out between the two characters as they deal with their grief and their betrayal. But all things are not even. While the Bespectacled One's character, In Ju, should be the primary protagonist, his performance was a little underplayed which allowed Son Ye Jin's Seo Young to capture more emotion and depth, and consequently steal the focus.But, the pictures were gorgeous, the acting still good (again, Son Ye Jin really pulls it off), and the way that director Hur captures it all managed to remind me just how much I like his approach to storytelling. This is a quiet melodrama that, while reserved in expression, can't help but leak out the grief, pain, and longing in the two characters. I kind of the wish that the end of the movie cut back more like In the Mood for Love does, but I imagine that audiences more adapted to mainstream Hollywood fare will appreciate the degree of closure provided. While this isn't a masterwork like Hur's previous two films, it is still, I believe, a solid entry into his filmography. Great for lovers of art films. 8/10.

"April Snow" is only the fourth Korean film I have seen and it has transformed my budding interest in that country's cinema to outright obsession. The simplicity and intimacy of the camera work piqued my interest and the two leads -- the movie's only significant characters -- held me there. Ye-jin Son and Yong-jun Bae moved me effortlessly from one emotional swell to another as they found solace, revenge and perhaps more? -- in each other. The question of how they can care for their adulterous comatose spouses falls quickly away as they silently wonder if, through this tragedy and betrayal, they might have found something wonderful. Sad, lovely and surprisingly sensual, I highly recommend "April Snow" to those who have the slightest interest/curiosity in Asian cinema.

One day while preparing the lights for a concert, In-su receives a phone call that informs him that his wife has been in a car accident and that she is in a coma. Things go from bad to worse when he learns that not only was his wife drunk but she was also in the company of another man. In-su's suspicions that his wife was having an affair become even stronger when he calls her workplace, he thought she was away on business, and learns that his wife was on vacation when the accident occurred.During this trying time, In-su meets Seo-young, the young wife of his wife's lover. The two are quite repulsed by each other at first, but they have to stay within each other's proximity for the time being because their spouses are at the same hospital. Seo-young's husband is also in a coma. After recovering their respective spouse's belongings from the police station, both In-su and Seo-young learn about their spouses adulterous affair through electric devices: In-su through his wife's cell phone and Seo-young through her husband's cell phone and a camera. The couple's text messages proved their infidelity with such lines as "I'm worn out from last night." With their lives torn to shreds, In-su and Seo-young reside in the same hotel and care for their comatose spouses. They begin to see each other more often outside of the hospital and of course they become affectionate for each other. However, can a romance like this truly last when the danger of a spouse coming to looms? The story told in April Snow is nothing new. It is one that has been told time and time again in films and novels. However, April Snow adds new blood to this prosaic theme. Filmed in muted colors the film has an air of melancholy that never lifts throughout the entire film. Aided by the beautiful soundtrack one feels like a quiet observer of the sadness In-su and Seo-young experience when they learn of the affair and one can feel the light of hope they experience when they find joy in each other's arms. Add in a few love scenes that are erotic without showing the naughty bits April Snow, while not a wonderful film by any means, is a decent film that can tug at the heart strings and make one wonder how well one truly knows their significant other.