Is the divorce theme heavy or upsetting if a family is actually going through one?

It's played entirely for broad, petty slapstick rather than realistic heartbreak—think dramatic slow-motion glaring and absurd arguments over bathroom habits. There are no kids involved in the couple's split, which keeps the stakes light, though the opening twenty minutes feature a lot of loud marital hostility before the amnesia resets the tone.

How spicy does it get if I'm watching this on the couch next to my 14-year-old?

Like most mainstream Korean rom-coms, it's remarkably tame on physical nudity compared to American R-rated comedies, but it isn't squeaky clean. There is some kissing, bedrooms scenes played mostly for awkward comedy, a few dirty jokes, and plenty of swear words in the subtitles. Mild awkwardness at worst.

Is the car crash scene graphic?

No. The crash is the inciting incident to give them both convenient movie-amnesia, not a trauma plotline. They spend time in hospital beds and neck braces for comedic effect, not medical drama.

Will a pre-teen who likes K-pop be into this?

Probably only if they already watch K-dramas. The plot is very thirty-something: in-law expectations, career stress, marriage regret, and wedding bills. A 15-year-old who loves Korean rom-coms will have a good time; an 11-year-old who just likes BTS or Stray Kids will get bored fast.

Love Reset – WISE Score & Parent Review | Screenwise

Love Reset

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Author: Screenwise

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75%

WISE Score

6.7

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A divorcing couple gets double amnesia in a car wreck, falls right back in love, and forces their exhausted families to scheme to break them up again.

6.7/10

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Love Reset

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MA 15+, 2023

75%

WISE Score

6.7

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A divorcing couple gets double amnesia in a car wreck, falls right back in love, and forces their exhausted families to scheme to break them up again.

6.7

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Screenwise Verdict

Love Reset (released in Korea as 30 Days) takes the most overused trope in Korean drama history—convenient amnesia—and milks it for solid slapstick comedy. A married couple on the verge of finalizing a bitter divorce gets into a car crash leaving the courthouse, wakes up with zero memory of each other, and immediately starts falling in love all over again. Horrified, their families team up to restore their memories before the 30-day divorce cooling-off period expires.

This is a movie for parents' night in or for an older teen who is already deep into K-dramas. It's loud, broad, and completely ridiculous, anchored by two leads who aren't afraid to look like total idiots on screen. It won't change anyone's life, and younger kids will wander out of the room within ten minutes, but as a breezy two-hour comedy, it hits its marks.

Age Fit

Made for adults and teens (around 13+) who already enjoy K-dramas or broad romantic comedies. Younger kids won't care about divorce court or in-law drama, and there's nothing in it for them anyway.

WISE Breakdown

Wholesome

Starts with petty marital bickering and divorce, then pivots into a sweet, slapstick story about rediscovering why two people liked each other in the first place.

Imaginative

Takes the classic rom-com amnesia trope and flips it—everyone else is actively fighting to break the couple up rather than get them together.

Safe

Standard teen-and-up rom-com territory. Features a car crash catalyst, heavy drinking scenes, relationship hostility, and profanity in the subtitles, but nothing graphic or traumatic.

Enriching

Purely commercial entertainment, though it offers a funny, surprisingly sharp look at how family baggage and daily resentment can suffocate a relationship.

Parent Info

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Why It Might Be Great

Inverted rom-com formula: Instead of friends scheming to get two people together, both in-law families are desperately trying to jog their memories so they'll go through with the divorce.
Lead chemistry: Kang Ha-neul and Jung So-min are genuinely funny together, leaning hard into physical comedy and unglamorous, petty arguments.
Low-stakes fun: An easy, upbeat crowd-pleaser (85% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes) that doesn't take itself seriously for a second.

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What to Watch For

Bitter opening act: Before the amnesia kicks in, the couple is miserable and nasty to each other. It's played for broad comedy, not realist drama, but the hostility is loud.
Adult rom-com baseline: Expect plenty of Korean drinking culture (soju-fueled complaining), mild sexual references, and swear words in the English subtitles.
Zero interest for younger kids: Between the subtitles and a plot centered on marriage burnout and in-law politics, under-12s will be bored out of their minds.

Conversation Starters

"Do you think people's core personalities stay the same if you strip away their memories and grudges, or do our experiences make us who we are?"
"Were their families actually helping by trying to force their memories back, or should they have left them alone?"
"Why do you think minor annoying habits look endearing when you first meet someone, then drive you crazy five years later?"