Green Fish
Directed by Lee Chang-Dong
Viewed at the San Francisco
International Film Festival
A soldier (Madkong) returning to civilian life to rejoin his mother, three brothers and sister. His dream is to set-up a restaurant so they can all be together, but things steadily go downhill from here...
On the train home he valliantly tries to protect a young woman (Miae) being harrassed by some toughs and ends up being soundly whipped! Miae calls him to return the bag he left on the train, and now he is hooked... dragged into the orbit of Miae and her crime boss boy-friend.
He is taken under the wing of the crime-boss and helps carry out various shady errands, though he never fully understanding the "rules" of the mob, and this costs him dearly.
I found the pacing slow, the story predictable and the look of the film style nothing new or innovative. There is nothing eye catching here and when the family finally does get their restaurant, I don't see the happy ending!
Filmography
Lee Chang-Dong (b. Taegu City, Korea)
Reviewed by Eric Michel, FilmCities
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