The teacher and his student “Pig” is a real dramatic thriller with a slight touch of erotic scenes, about which the announcer warns us prudently at the very beginning of the picture. It all begins as a melodrama. A well-known school teacher, whom all the students in the school because of great respect and called – Teacher, becomes the object of close attention of one of his students, famous for a very absurd character. At home, he has a wife waiting for her first child. Everything would be fine, only June Ki himself pays attention to Yoon Eun and tries to drive away his thoughts.
Director Kim Tae Gyun offers us to plunge into a sharp dramatic story with a number of inconsistencies and questions that are resolved only towards the end of the picture. We can blame the main character or consider him still a faithful and loving husband - because the main thing for the time being remains off the scene. This interesting in my opinion scenario move adds to the picture an element of mystery, smoothly growing into a thriller. The director has two successful films similar in genre: “The First Love of a Millionaire” and “The Rivalry of Wolves”, so “The Pebble” promises not to be a failure. However, in this film I lacked a sincere and emotional acting, a dramatic component. Only the latest episode of Jun Ki crying on the bench makes its way through the soul.
Jo Bo A perfectly played the role of a young but assertive and not knowing any obstacles Yoon Eun. Interestingly, this is her first film role. But Zhang Hyuk played in the picture inertly, even strangely - with such an enviable track record. And if when the heroine Zho Bong A appeared in the frame, he constantly expected another leprosy, sometimes not harmless at all, then June Ki turned out to be not at all an interesting character. This is my opinion after seeing it.
In general, the film is clearly divided into three parts. And if in the first before us harmless at first glance the story of the unrequited love of a student to his teacher, then it grows into a sharp struggle between two girls for a man. Finally, in the third part, a real monster stands before us, ready to do anything to achieve his goal.
It is possible to watch it, but only once.
7 out of 10