A prodigious director of actors, [Hong Sang-soo] maintains a sense of spontaneity that renders the characters' behavior natural and relatable.

The film does bring on a few laughs but doesn't make one engage with the situation and the characters.

Amusingly bittersweet yet quietly resplendent...

Although The Day After seems a bit too trivial to compare to some of Sangsoo's more substantial titles, this melancholy faced comedy should amuse the director's fan base.