Seoul Searching

This movie was unexpectedly quite a lot better than I had anticipated. It has a feel good nostalgic feeling to it. I wanted to watch a korean film after getting addicted to K-Drama, but I guess the long long episodes of Drama series just made me get used to dislike short and quick movie scripts HAHA.

But those things aside, you'll enjoy it.

I absolutely loved this movie. The screenplay is a little all over the place and there are some pacing issues, but anchored by a great cast, a great tonal balance of drama and comedy and a great concept and setting, the film sings with youthful energy and makes for a great watch. It plays well to the 80s aesthetic without overdoing it, and the soundtrack is incredible. Highly recommend seeking this out.

Think Breakfast Club meets American Pie meets Korean drama. Silly but surprisingly able to pack in a lot with good amount of heart. Smart fun writing that understands Koreans (according to my Korean-American wife), plus a great 80's soundtrack and it's on Netflix...for now!

I stumbled upon "Seoul Searching" while looking through the Asia movie collection on Netflix. I hadn't seen or even heard about this movie prior to finding it there and deciding to watch it.

I must admit that I had expected it to be just another teenage romantic comedy, but it turned out that I was in for something far greater and much deeper. This movie turned out to be quite entertaining on many different levels.

The characters in the movie were quite colorful and very varied, which leaves just about something for just about everyone in the audience. There were some characters that you took an instant liking to and some with an instant adversity towards. But there were also characters that felt cheated out of screen time and were nothing more than just fillers, which was a shame - such as the twins, for example.

This is a collection of various stories coming together as one entwined story, as Koreans from different countries abroad from Korea come together for a cultural summer camp in Seoul, to learn about their heritage.

I was especially taken in by the story of Sid and also the story of Kris. Sid's story was definitely one of personal growth and progress, whereas Kris's story was one of reunion and coming face to face with her past.

You might want to keep a tissue or two within reach, because there are some very emotional moments in the movie. I was taken aback by these and didn't except such excellence in direction from a movie such as this.

The movie was full of great talents, and I especially enjoyed the performances of Rosalina Lee (playing Kris), Justin Chon (playing Sid), Jessika Van (playing Grace) and last, but not least, In-Pyo Cha (playing Mr. Kim). The entire movie had a great cast, but these really stood out in my opinion.

"Seoul Searching" is the type of movie that will sink right in and stay with you for quite a while after the movie have ended. I was genuinely surprised and entertained by "Seoul Searching" and I can warmly recommend that you take the time to watch it if you haven't already seen it.

Really feel-good film with an EXCELLENT 80s soundtrack. I didn't expect to like this as much as I did but it tapped into that familiar teenage coming of age film complete with 80s reference points.