Loveholic

Entertaining
Well made, well-acted emotional drama. The themes are familiar from Hollywood (marriage of wealthy, successful couple disturbed by the troubled outsider with her own demons). For Western viewers this is a nice peek into Korean city culture. Overall, a satisfying way to spend 90 minutes.

A weird triangle
I don't understand a lot about Korean culture but why would you start an affair after he invited the girlfriend to live with you, you could see that one coming a mile away. The story was entertaining with enough twists to keep you interested and I enjoyed seductions.

Loveholic Korean Style
A slow start requires a little patience, but it also helps to put the characters in their respective situations, and if you are like me, i.e., not too familiar with the life style of young Koreans, that is helpful. Basically, the story deals with a young, married and wealthy couple - he is a successful doctor in a hospital, and the young spouse's friend, who is a wanna-be writer, intelligent but devoid of any sense of direction in her life. Her asset: pitiless honesty, with herself and those around her. Unfortunately, she also could use some anger management, since total lack of self-control is what gets her deep into trouble. A little help from her friend, the married girl, is just the right catalyst to help bring this more and more entangled situation to a boil.
Enough said, they all have their secrets and battle their inner demons... and they all will have to come to terms with them. Interesting...

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