Sunset in My Hometown

Original title: Byeonsan

2018
PG-13
2h 3m

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Hak-soo has challenged TV audition program for 6 years but never gets into the finalist. On the day he fails his 7th audition, he receives a call from his hometown that his father is in the ... Read allHak-soo has challenged TV audition program for 6 years but never gets into the finalist. On the day he fails his 7th audition, he receives a call from his hometown that his father is in the hospital. He rushes to his hometown Byeon-san, only to find it his father lied to bring hi... Read allHak-soo has challenged TV audition program for 6 years but never gets into the finalist. On the day he fails his 7th audition, he receives a call from his hometown that his father is in the hospital. He rushes to his hometown Byeon-san, only to find it his father lied to bring him to Byeon-san. He heads back to Seoul, but he is suspected as a phishing scam criminal th... Read all

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6.4/10

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Awards
- 1 win & 5 nominations total

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9avivashishtavi

Accidental Reunion.

Watched with english sub. Unexpected reunion turns disaster but ending is cute.

6TaylorYee94

Disappointing direction from Lee Jun-Ik

The story itself and its development are okay. However, gosh, it's very slow-paced for some reason, feeling elongated and dragged along. Script is trying to be poetic, but the result turns out to be awkward, tear-jerking, and infantile. Two main actors do not meet the expectation of viewers because we know they are brilliant actors in previous works. Park's rapping is just so hard to watch and listen. Occasionally raps representing Hak-soo's mind are inserted on and off, and paradoxically they really interrupt the flow of the story and lessen the focus of audience. This interruption accumulates, and the final performance on the stage becomes even cringy.

6DavidTheFox

Amazing performances, not so great plot

Review: Although the script and idea were good, the movie overall felt pretty unachieved, with a main plot that felt unconcluded and forgettable characters with whom I felt no connection. With that being said the movie overall is okay to see in an afternoon where you have nothing else to do, the acting is top notch from both main actors, which present themselves as two promising stars in the Korean scenario, particularly the main actor Jung-min Park who also appeared early this year in "Keys to the Heart" with an absolutely fantastic role as a handicapped kid, now plays a completely different character being a unachieved rapper with a lot of unresolved childhood issues. Worth seeing for the performances.