
Inspired by a true story. Jun Shik works for Tatsuo's grandfather's farm while Korea is colonized by Japan, but he has a dream to participate in Tokyo Olympics as a marathon runner. Tatsuo also aims to become a marathon runner, so the two are in rivalry. But war breaks out and they both are forced to enlist in the army. Tatsuo becomes the head of defense in Jun Shik's unit and he devises a scheme but fails. Jun Shik and Tatsuo are captured by the Soviets. They run away but so... (Full plot summary below)
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Inspired by a true story. Jun Shik works for Tatsuo's grandfather's farm while Korea is colonized by Japan, but he has a dream to participate in Tokyo Olympics as a marathon runner. Tatsuo also aims to become a marathon runner, so the two are in rivalry. But war breaks out and they both are forced to enlist in the army. Tatsuo becomes the head of defense in Jun Shik's unit and he devises a scheme but fails. Jun Shik and Tatsuo are captured by the Soviets. They run away but soon are captured by Germans and forced to separate. In 1944, they meet again at the shores of Normandy.
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| The PlaylistEmma BernsteinIn a movie that is so visually right -- from costumes to sets to effects -- it is highly disappointing to see the script go so wrong. |
| Film School RejectsRob HunterThe film's drama fails because it's underdone, but it's also undone by a soaring, swelling score and an overly strong nationalist agenda. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekThe story of two marathon runners... who play musical chairs with military uniforms in stumbling their way from China to Omaha Beach over the course of WWII... might well have been titled 'Chariots of Cliches.' |
| Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerSo bloated that it's forever on the verge of bursting – a sentiment reflected by the film's overindulgence in ear-splitting pyrotechnics. |
| Dallas Morning NewsChris VognarThis is big-boned, epic filmmaking of a variety Cecil B. DeMille or D.W. Griffith would appreciate. |
| Globe and MailStephen ColeAdolescent boys will savour My Way's bombast and solemnity. Cringing adult audiences will more likely beat a retreat before final call. |
| Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovThe most expensive South Korean film ever made is also one of the most realistic (read: gory) depictions of the horrors of war, specifically World War II, global cinema has ever produced. |
| New York PostV.A. MusettoMy Way is not, as the title might suggest, a Frank Sinatra biopic. No, it's an eye-popping, empty-headed World War II epic made in South Korea. |
| Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzJang and Odagiri are good as the rival runners and soldiers. But they are surrounded by over-the-top performances, which play out like a mugging contest. |
| Philadelphia WeeklyMatt PriggeThe twisty narrative resembles a trashy, brain-drained version of the Japanese mega-epic The Human Condition -- at a fifth the length -- that's been crossed with The Fox and the Hound. |