Mother’s story and theme is not something I normally would watch. But I recently saw Kim Hye Ja in “Radiant” and wanted to see more of Won Bin on screen so I checked it.

If you are a fan of either of them, their acting does not disappoint. In Won Bin’s case, it’s such an interesting role to take side by side the gritty hard-action “Man from Nowhere” which was released in the same year. His limited portfolio is fascinatingly diverse in range.

Story-wise, there were plot developments that surprised me and though I’m not an expert, some shots were quite beautiful (more than your average cinema-pretty quality).

It’s just that the story and theme is so… morose? Which brings me back to my point that despite the film’s quality, the story and theme is really not for me and I definitely won’t be rewatching this nor actively recommending it to others.