This movie has a really great indie vibe. Everything feels very real, very possible, very believable. The story is sweet and portrays exactly what young love can often feel like; exhilarating, overwhelming, but also heartbreaking and disappointing. The leads are very likable and relatable, and I felt a particularly strong connection with the female lead.

But....

The ending has a completely different feel from the rest of the movie, ultimately doing a disservice to the story. I was very disappointed that they would take such a sweet little film and saddle it with such an over the top and implausible ending. (To clarify, it's only over the top and implausible, because they chose to speed forward in time to when the characters are adults but have the same, clearly teenaged, actors play the adult versions of their characters, and it just doesn't work.)

Still, this is one of my favorite Asian films, and favorite love stories, of all time. Definitely worth watching.