Film Review: Land of Scarecrows

October 06, 2008 If Pusan's New Currents section is trying to cultivate a reputation as a hotbed of pretension then it's made an excellent choice in selecting "Land of Scarecrows," an obtuse and cowardly film about that most tired of subjects: identity. It's a film that says nothing really new about personal self-awareness or self-determination and grows wearying at an astonishing pace. Based on director Roh Gyeong-tae's track record (the superior "The Last Dining Table"), a wide variety of festivals will be lining up to program "Scarecrows," which has even less of a chance at wide distribution as Roh's first film.

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