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After the Banquet (2009)

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Mi Rae arrives at her mother's friends' wedding in search of her father, only to discover that she has three potential fathers. The friends are all thrown for a loop as they try to figure out who it could be while dealing with their own personal issues.

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Title	After the Banquet (2009)
Runtime	1 hr. 40 min.
Studio	DramaFever
Genres	Drama \| Foreign Language
Description	Mi Rae arrives at her mother's friends' wedding in search of her father, only to discover that she has three potential fathers. The friends are all thrown for a loop as they try to figure out who it could be while dealing with their own personal issues.

7 months ago

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Compared to some of the other Korean movies I didn't like this one. The story-line was moving slowly, the characters were not so likable and the whole thing was... flat. The whole thing is missing the "Wow factor" and the "emotional connection" with the audience. (Watched 45 minutes of the whole thing. Couldn't take it anymore. I didn't even stick to find out who the father was. And I usually don't give up on things easily.)

8 months ago

you said it perfectly....

10 months ago

totally agree!!!

10 months ago

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I loved the story more than the acting, however when you put everything together, I enjoyed this stirring albeit sad movie. It leaves you feeling sad for the teen whose mother is gone, but with some hope with her dad. Would love to see it re-done with some better actors. There were a couple of good ones though.

10 months ago

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After the Banquet is a movie that's somewhat in the middle. I can't deny that it's a bit flat, but that might be given the nature of the plot, or rather, how it was scripted. It's a moving part of life to see a young girl in search of her father, not to gain any especial thing from him, but simply to meet the man whom her late mother loved. I agree with another user that the drama and acting could have been much better. In all, it dealt honestly and endearingly, & with charming sets, the aspects of family, relationships, love & acceptance that makes one think; I can only say that the movie would have been much more captivating if the themes had been better scripted & the characters livelier.

11 months ago

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Love foreign films??...Here's a sad but very enjoyable story set in modern Korea. Old friends who had a little band back in college gather for a wedding, a second marriage. All the friends have changed, and none has the perfect life everybody thought. One friend is missing, & her 15 year old daughter arrives to tell the friends her mother has passed away, and one of the male friends there is her father. All the friends examine the paths they've been on & emerge changed by this reunion...pain to renewal...pretense to truth...a return of hope. The acting is very good, & the setting is wonderful. There are parallels with "The Big Chill", but the plot here is very modern & deeply emotional. This may not be a perfect film, but it is a gem.

11 months ago

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This could have been so good if only they had left out the crappo music and added some real drama and acting.....boring and mediocre at best.

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