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JANORM wrote on 10/12/2009:

This is a film of love, true love, that has no limits nor boundries. If you have never lived in an Asian Community and personally experience their cultture, you will have a difficult time viewing and yet understanding this film. This was a very emotional experience for myself, for I have seen this occur in real life! The cultural clash of these two(2) men, bound by an emotional love with no limits, personifies what exsists, even in today's modern world! It is a drama that can be lifted from any organized society. It is a moral lesson, yea, moral imperative, that the world needs to understand and accept, "Two(2) men can fall deeply in love with each other!" The struggles of these two(2) men are very poignant and yet very Deja Vue for myself. If watched/viewed in the context of 'love's emotion' then the audience will sense it true meaning. This is a classic for the Romantic Gay Asian Culture and should be added to your collection. LOVE, TRUE LOVE HAS MANY AVENUES, BUT ONLY ONE FINAL DESTINATION! NJMJr!

Amos Lassen wrote on 12/26/2008:

"No Regret", a romantic drama about two Korean gay men that interweaves the beauty of love with the harsh politics of distinctions between classes.
Sumin at 18 years old is no longer eligible to stay at the orphanage where he has been raised. He is on the street with only a backpack and money to buy a train ticket. He is an industrious teen and he heads to Seoul where he gets a job in a factory, attends night school and sets about building a life. He rents a small apartment with a friend from the orphanage. He feels that his roommate is attracted to him but he suffers from the insults that he throws at him. Like other men who are deeply in the closet, this is first encounter with the attraction/revulsion syndrome.
Things are not easy for Sumin financially and he takes an additional job at a limousine agency that caters to the late night party people. One of his first clients is Jaemin, a wealthy and successful yuppie who is in the process of using alcohol to drown his troubles. On the first outing Jaemin claims he has forgotten his wallet and asks Sumin to come upstairs to be paid. After sharing a nightcap, Jaemin makes a pass at Sumin which is rejected but Sumin smiles to himself as he leaves.
Sumin learns that Jaemin's father is the CEO at the company where he works and where downsizing is going on. Jaemin saves Sumin's job and when the others tease Sumin he quits, takes another job and gets fired because of his poor attitude. Sumin is broke and takes a job as a sex worker at a gay bar. Sumin tries to save money for college but spends foolishly. When Jaemin comes to the bar and requests Sumin he is rejected again and again and after a bitter scene one evening Sumin takes Jaemin home and succumbs to him and his own desires. All is fine until Jaemin's fiancée catches them and Jaemin realizes that he must conform to class expectations and marry. Schemes follow and one plan almost ends in tragedy as possessive obsession overtakes one of the men but in the end all is worked out. To tell anymore would ruin the viewing for you.
What is interesting about "No Regret" is that it was made before other films dealing with gay life in Korea came to the fore. It is an unconventional film by Korean standards but it is an important film in the tradition of others who have made melodramatic films. It is a contemporary look at Korean gay life as well as a realistic depiction of class conflict and romance. It is powerful and emotional with excellent direction and beautiful performances. The characters are honest and real and the plot is well developed.