Baekyahaeng: Hayan eodoom sokeul geolda

White Night is a film that promises thrills but falls short of expectations. Its detective elements are passable, yet disappointingly predictable. It's almost as if the director's intention was to guide viewers through the deductions, leaving little room for surprise. The most challenging aspect lies in deciphering the motives, shrouded in secrecy until nearly the film's end.

The film's focus leans heavily on psychology. The central idea revolves around a mentally unstable girl and her similarly disturbed boyfriend. However, the psychological exploration lacks depth, mired in a tangled web of unnecessary subplots and diversions. It seems the director aimed to highlight the villainess, but instead, the narrative becomes needlessly convoluted and labyrinthine. This film could easily trim half of its content without losing substance.

Except for the initial setup, the psychological motivation of the culprit remains disappointingly shallow. The overarching explanation seems to be "they're crazy". Overall, the film lacks the haunting, thought-provoking quality one might expect from a psychological thriller. It fails to leave a lasting impression or evoke profound contemplation.

This is a rewarding movie with interesting characters and a good emotionally involving well written story. Don't be confused by the 2 time zones present and the murder 14 years ago. Read a bit of the synopsis to keep that clear. The story isn't hard to understand. As more is revealed the central characters are sympathetic. I was really rooting for them. Son Ye Jin and Go Soo are well matched pair even though they don't have many scenes together, they make a convincing couple. She looks beautiful here and acts well to get sympathy for such a complex character.

Highly recommended.

RATED 7/10 Language: Korean Source: Nil

Slow burning investigative drama. The investigation and revelation of crime layer by layer is done very effectively. The twist, motive of murder and the characters are developed very well.

The problem of the movie is length and dragged climax. Felt it is dead slow in the middle. The investigation angle and story is good but the way it is dragged is bit unacceptable.

Be patient and adjust to the pace, this will be a good watch. The thriller and mystery part is handled very well. Worth the watch.

--just to fill 600 characters repeated below Be patient and adjust to the pace, this will be a good watch. The thriller and mystery part is handled very well. Worth the watch.

Let's just get it out of the way, I like the story. I really did. I didn't like how they pieced it all together.

It might have helped to have had a bit more separation between the flashbacks and the current events. At the beginning of the film it was so tightly intertwined that it was hard to get a grasp of what was taking place.

It is filmed great. There are some great moments of cinematography, in my opinion and while the actors seemed a bit cold and rigid, I think it worked well. Portraying them in such a manner really helped in driving home the desire to disassociate from what was happening in both their past and present events.

It seemed to be a bit long and it dragged in a few places. The climax was an initial let down but the more I thought about it the more it grew on me. However, I still would've appreciated seeing a more just end but c'est la vie, right?

Not a bad watch. Decent story. Could've been laid out better. Ending could've been better. A bit long and convoluted but I still liked it. It won't be for everyone though.

This movie completely blew me of. It is almost close to '' the old boy''. The story is great at the same time very sad. The movie commence with a simple murder case, so I thought it is all about solving a murder case. But OH MY GOD! It was just a trailer, the whole movie was waiting ahead. Started unfolding mysteries about past. Though I loved this movie twists but I am bit disappointed for its ending.