Sung-chil is an extremely grumpy old man who lives alone and works at a supermarket. His boss, Jang-soo, who is also the director of a project regarding the district’s redevelopment, is constantly trying to persuade him to sign a deal that will let the contractor demolish old houses in order to rebuild. Sung-chil, however, continuously refuses.
Eventually, he meets his new neighbor named Geum-nim, who owns a flower shop, and a romantic relationship begins, with the entire neighborhood watching, encouraging and occasionally offering advice to the inexperienced Sung-chil. However, something seems amiss.
Kang Je-gyu directs a film that initially seems to focus on the romance of the two elderly people, but as it progresses, its melodramatic aspects also become evident. In that fashion, the permeating humor of the first half of the film soon gives its place to a number of heartbreaking moments, still retaining its artfulness.
Two scenes particularly stand out due to their hilarious nature: the fight between Jang-soo’s sultry girlfriend and a bunch of girl-bullies, which includes some preposterous kung-fu moves, and the fight between Sung-chil and a bus driver that ends up in a belly-pushing contest.
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