Howling is like a Korean student who cheats on a Korean test by copying the American.
Korean cinema can be so exceptional that it's always disappointing when, like with this doggie detective story, it only tries to be as good as a mass market, middle of the road American movie.
The vaguely feminist slant (the police are shown to be sexist when they tell the female officer to stay in the office and make photocopies because she might get hurt, but then when she does go to the crime scene, she actually does get hurt?) and the wasted presence of superstar Kang-ho Song do little to give this wolf some bite.
Shout by DanielBlockedParent2022-07-24T22:40:36Z
This movie has a unique approach to a well know and sad worrying topic as delicate as is, more so when it was present in the way is done. I dint expected to be this moving and so personal with the implementation of its premise, but for me it worked. While things might seem odd and some beat points might feel out of place, like the movie tries to have a comedic factor as well as serious one, it shines when the plot still manage to maintain its focus finalizing a touching story in the way it did.