Having watched only a few works of director Kim, I felt like the theme of loss and love always finds itself a special place in his mind evidently in his work. I would highly recommend this to anyone who is into slow burn and realistic movies. Although I love how director Kim managed his scene and let the characters serendipitously met each other, I think the dialogues' quality is not consistent. Honestly, there are some parts which are a bit too straightforward or some unnatural parts which made the watching experiences less enjoyable. However, such amazing performance from all these actors kinda made up for it. Overall, a good movie.

Don't listen to the other idiot reviews by kids and teenagers watching this film for their celebrity idol's cameo. Don't get me wrong, IU is great in this film (she's always a great actress) and her cameo is so well done. Nothing against her, only her idiot fans giving this movie a bad review. Director Jong-kwan Kim is a master at his craft reminiscent of the great Japanese master Yasujiro Ozu with his long takes and idyllic shots. As other great reviewers have said about this film, this is a meditation on loss and mortality, deeply felt and poignant. A more mature and slice of life film, not for kids with low attention spans who can't appreciate real art.

This is an introspective meditation on life, loss & loneliness. The film is a sequence of half-a-dozen conversations between the main character, Chang Seok, and the various people he encounters on his walks around Seoul. Each of them plays like a short film within a themed narrative. Each was poetic. Each was beautifully acted. Each was shot by an old soul... for old souls.