The general version of [Sunny] is, in a word, the ‘Kang Hyung-chul version’ and the ‘7 Princesses version’ of [My Sassy Girl]. It’s a movie of coming of age and memories that come to fore through the past and present of the 7 princesses with the gap of 25 years. Though it had cast no major stars, it was a huge hit making upwards of 7,400,000. Certain flaws such as the overdone historical reenactments and the contrived plot are more than offset by the staggeringly powerful storytelling. Performance by veteran actresses Yoo Ho-jung, Jin Hee-kyung and Kim Sun-kyung are just as outstanding as those of the seven young girls. The retro effect, or the so-called reality TV show ‘Survival: I Am a Singer’ effect, as well as the selection and arrangement of music is top class. The choice to end with ‘Time After Time’, after the theme song ‘Sunny’, is an outstanding choice. The R-rated director’s cut of [Sunny] (originally PG-13) is longer by 11 minutes, bringing the run-time to a total of 135 minutes. The plot itself is pretty much unchanged. Certain scenes with language and violence that were taken out to make it PG-13 were added. Whether you have already seen the previous version or not, this is a golden opportunity to appreciate the director’s cut. (JEON Chanil)