Kim Ki-duk's work is surreal, socio-political and melodramatic all at once. It actually reminded me of some of Almodovar's work at some times, but I tend to find his work more visually stimulating to the eye.

Time is a rather uncomfortable watch, as it's questioning our feelings towards each other. How much does beauty mean? Can you love each other without feeling attracted towards each other?

I find that there's often a dark comedic element at work in the films I've seen so far, which makes some of his films even more uncomfortable. In fact, I often wonder if the "comedy" I find is intended. As a viewer, I don't care. I find his work endlessly interesting and unforgettable, and absolutely worth discussing.

Although I don't think this is a great film, it surely left me puzzled and in deep thought.

Korean Director Kim Ki-duk, while being over-shadowed by his contemporaries has amassed a solid body of work worthy of attention. 'Time' walks a tightrope of romantic melodrama, psychotic thriller and self-aware comedy whilst it explores themes of identity through plastic surgery. The film is well acted and visualised but does seem less convincing as the quirky plot unfolds. It's definitely worth a watch.

Like Ki-duk's other movies, Time is pretty outlandish. It's also pretty cerebral, as it tackles the entire concept of "beauty" quite hard, turning it on its head entirely. How can beauty manipulate us? And how can starving for beauty affect the people around us?

AKA BALLAD OF A CRAZY BROAD. Man, this shit got ridiculous quickly. @SeanMBurns, steer clear if you haven't seen it.

"Time" es la clase de película que tiene un claro mensaje pero que no sabe como plasmarlo a su audiencia. Es una cinta sobre una mujer trastornada que decide realizarse una cirugía facial para reencontrarse con su novio (el hombre realmente no sabe como confrontar su psicosis y en verdad debería buscar a alguien mas). La noción de que estos personajes (que obvio tienen mucho dinero y tiempo libre) entrarían en un juego psicológico es repulsivo y ninguna emoción es genuina porque estamos lidiando con gente enferma.
"Time" fue dirigida por Kim Ki-Duk y es una gran decepción.

If I was being really, really reductive and hacky, I would call this a beautifully-shot 97 minute-long version of a joke that ends with "psssh, men" or "women, amirite?" But that wouldn't be fair, because Mr. Kim's direction is very strong here, as are the cinematography and score. The movie also has some interesting things to say about notions of self and identity and how they relate to romantic love. But if I'm being honest with myself, I feel like those same themes were handled much better in this year's OBLIVION. How Kim decides to say what he wants to say robs it of the poignancy it might otherwise have. Oh well.

Kim Ki-duk's work is surreal, socio-political and melodramatic all at once. It actually reminded me of some of Almodovar's work at some times, but I tend to find his work more visually stimulating to the eye.

Time is a rather uncomfortable watch, as it's questioning our feelings towards each other. How much does beauty mean? Can you love each other without feeling attracted towards each other?

I find that there's often a dark comedic element at work in the films I've seen so far, which makes some of his films even more uncomfortable. In fact, I often wonder if the "comedy" I find is intended. As a viewer, I don't care. I find his work endlessly interesting and unforgettable, and absolutely worth discussing.

Although I don't think this is a great film, it surely left me puzzled and in deep thought.

Time is the second film Ive seen from South Korean director Ki-duk Kim in as many days and they've both been truly awful.

Young attractive woman is so insecure that she undergoes cosmetic facial surgery in an attempt to make her boyfriend love her even more than he already does.

This is the crucial part of the film because if the surgeon says no and advises the lady to undergo an intensive course of cognitive therapy we have a far more interesting story.

Alas, as the good Doctor had the ethics of an alley cat we ended up with a piece of work that surpasses the unbelievably ridiculous.

If anyone intended to write the most stupidly absurd story then this is what they would probably end up with.

Truly, truly awful.

Korean Director Kim Ki-duk, while being over-shadowed by his contemporaries has amassed a solid body of work worthy of attention. 'Time' walks a tightrope of romantic melodrama, psychotic thriller and self-aware comedy whilst it explores themes of identity through plastic surgery. The film is well acted and visualised but does seem less convincing as the quirky plot unfolds. It's definitely worth a watch.

This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.

The desire to reignite the faded embers of their relationship leads a couple into mutilation for the sake of rebirth and psychological misery. Its development of narratives for each person (the man glances at others; the woman searches for the one) gives the film an opportunity to get a second wind at the halfway mark while simultaneously creating recognizable repetitions of earlier moments that keep the strands tied together.

My big caveat here lies in the lunacy scale clearly tipping towards the woman. A decent explanation might be made on the notion of men's preponderance on beauty and the insecurity it breeds in women, but when this leads to scenes as frustratingly comical as those in the cafe (management should have banned this couple LONG ago), it's hard to forgive. Not big on most of the musical choices either.

But its take on the perils of romantic familiarity is worth the bumps experienced along the way.