Frankly i dunno why the English title is "Trace of Love". Do you? Perhaps it's a hint that the lead male will be "tracing" the footsteps of his deceased fiance? Maybe.
But halfway through watching this movie, I started asking myself why I had bothered to watch it in the first place. Of course the presence of 유지태 was an obvious reason, and I love sad movies. But this movie was boring till about 20 minutes before it ended.
If you're old enough too remember the Hotel New World disaster, you can perhaps identify with the trauma of a bystander, as I watched this movie. If you have ever been trained in emergency behaviour crisis, you can probably identify with the post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that the 2nd female lead is experiencing.
The gist:
Hyun Woo's and his fiance Min Joo's rendezvous ended up in a tragic pile of rubble when the building where Min Joo was in collapsed, minutes before Hyun Woo reached it. Fast forward to 5 years later, Hyun Woo found himself in the possession of Min Joo's diary - where she planned a would-be honeymoon trip to her favourite places in autumn Korea.
While on the sole trip, Hyun Woo's path crossed that of a mysterious traveller, who whipped oout quotes directly from the diary. Mystified and puzzled, Hyun Woo found himself drawn to her...and the mystery behind her seemngly calm facade.
Yoo Ji Tae's acting was so-so here. I was kinda disappointed by his performance as a grieving fiance, I thought he was much better in One Fine Spring Day, albeit younger and fresher.
Anyway, if you like Yoo Ji Tae, and you love Autumn scenery, AND you have nothing else to watch...watch this lah. Otherwise, you can give it a miss.
1.5 pop corns.
