what this movie do well be combine action and horror with comedy and drama in a unique way that tease more emotion form the audience than a typical horror movie . unfortunately with disjoint storytelling and frustrating plot hole and and contradictory scene this movie mainly cause me frustration and be hardly the great monster movie ever . let start with the good stuff represent comedy and acting and special effect . from the get go and this movie start off fast pace and cheeky . the opening scene the monster origin be campy and quick and pay homage the the classic environmental disaster that have give birth to so many other monster . the pacing be fast and which be a welcome break from the long and often pointlessly dramatic open scene from other monster flick and allow the movie to jump right into the action . with in the course of 10 minute you get the why and where and and how of the beast and be ready for action . in this the movie delivers . after another short and well shot sequence the character be introduce represent the lazy son and his precocious little girl and kind grandfather and and talented sister ( aunt ) and and of course and the monster . the character be introduce in context to each other and their conflict be instantly apparent and allow the audience to feel for them when the monster show up suddenly to wreak havoc in the river area where they live and work . the monster it self look great represent alien yet familiar kinda like a dog and fish pooped out by a squid . the effect of the creature be second to none and although it look strange it be believable and at no point in the movie could you ee it string . even the movement of the monster be horribly familiar and like a grow and excited rottweiler on linoleum the monster barrel through the crowd and slip on surface and crush and eat those in it path . when the monster path intersects with the family and tragedy ensues it truly be a painful moment and and you can feel the need for revenge but from there on out the movie appeal begin to unravel . follow the dynamite begin the movie quickly lose focus and continuity . plot line be introduce and then abandon and character change their position for no apparent reason and and comedy be interlace into dramatic scene confuse intent and while obstacle appear and disappear seemingly at random . a for the comedy and let me say this represent i be willing to accept that a lot of the humor be probably cultural . i be not familiar with korean humor so maybe thing be lose in translation . however and a an asian study major in college and a someone who have be live in japan for the last 5 year ( still here ) i would like to think i have a good grasp on asian humor than the average white guy . that be say there be many part of the movie that i understood be suppose to be funny and but and to me and weren not . spoiler for example represent after the initial attack where the young daughter be lose the family be at the funeral while everyone be mourn . a new character be introduce a brother and tension be raise even high a it become obvious that the two brother be at odds with one another . they both begin to grieve for their loss and wind up compete with each other over who be grieve hard . this competition be and at it core and funny represent two brother who dislike each other so much they even compete at a funeral it show the prickly nature of familial love common in asian comedy . this subtle slap stick comedy poke fun at family and ritualized mourning be suppose to be funny but and seem really out of place in the context of a lost little girl . end spoiler then come the plot hole . there be so many point bring up in this movie that be never explain and or and bad and be explain and fret over only to be prove impotent and pointless in the end . find out an obstacle isn not an obstacle can be a good thing for a character and but you would expect some comment to that nature . instead the audience be barrage by moment of anti climax when problem just aren not there anymore and no one give an indication that it be ever a problem to start . so i ask you represent why even bring it up in the first place . this be prevalent through out the film a problem give rise to new problem and and suddenly the world of the movie be fill with oppose force that never resolve each other . of course introduce new and great problem be a time tested story tell tradition and but if the introduction of a new arc lead the the forced shortening of another you would expect at least that the new arc get full explanation . not in this movie . instead it be a if you get several story and each only explain 20 % of the way and and in the end and the part never converge to complete the whole . again and i be willing to accept that a lot of this might be cultural . maybe it in korean story tell tradition to put comedy inside a tragedy . maybe it normal for story to go all over like a child who color outside the line on every page and but never finish one . maybe it ok to present a problem in order to develop the plot but then remove that problem randomly without any apparent solution or catharsis . or maybe these be all hallmark of sloppy work and bad storytelling rampant in a movie that seem to have a much good reputation than it deserve .