Like many people who have already wrote reviews, I stumbled upon the Hollywood remake and listened to the many comments here to watch the original. Thankfully, due to the horrible existence of torrent websites, I managed to find a great copy, subtitles -- you name it. Classic example of the old adage.. can't see the forest for the trees...This same logic applies to this film... like some critics I've read -- you can criticize the movie for it's offbeat story telling, borderline abuse, and use it to show people relationships to AVOID...And Frankly, just as all of us can't be Astronauts or Presidents -- not everyone is mentally present enough to see the forest.Like others have said, I've never seen such a romantic movie without the standard use of nudity, kissing, and language. I'm the same in my life -- I don't feel the need to tell people I love them -- I would expect people to know that from our actions.I don't trust people's words as people lie... people just lie. However, when you're sick and someone sends you a text saying "I hope you get better soon!" -- that's nice, but when when someone drives to your house to check on you -- that's on a whole other level.ACTIONS MATTERAnd this movie carefully constructs a bridge between people who were "raised like girls" and those of us who have trouble expressing how we feel in traditional ways. Many people around us don't fit into the social fabric and show how they care in ways that many of us do not perceive.Many people pursue the opposite sex for qualities similar to themselves instead of understanding that opposite people marry up nicely and fill each other out.So. If you understand all of that... you will love this movie as there isn't anything else out there that comes close to capturing the nuances of human feeling.
... View MoreUp till the end of this Movie, I was really asking myself what is the hype around this movie? Because serious, the guy is (a little) annoyingly a push over. And the girl is just mean. But the final part of the movie is so amazing. I might have been stupid and not seen it coming, but the way the narrative is structured, the writer made a big effort to have people not see it coming. The ending really made the movie so amazing and I think that is such a hard feat. But they did it. Watch this movie to the end. It make the whole thing amazing. Also thinking back the characters are also amazing. They add to the story so well.
... View MoreA lovely romantic comedy with mixed emotions and a very nice story and the performances of the lead pair keeps you engaged throughout the movie. The movie is based on a plain and simple plot ie. boy meets girls. Falls for each other, but they got separated each other on one condition that they will after two years. The way the director portrayed was simply beautiful and poetic. The lead actors were too good and was the fuel of this love saga. A complete fun filled crazy romance with a shade of some sorrow. My Sassy Girl is different in its narration and execution, told in 3 episodes and 3 stages and with brilliant dialogues. The songs played in the backdrop of the movie was soothing. Don't miss this sweet movieMy rating: 8 on 10
... View MoreKorea have established themselves as brilliant movie makers a long time ago, and "My Sassy Girl" ("Yeopgijeogin Geunyeo") is a clear testimony to that legacy.This is not just another romantic comedy, this is so much more. The way that director Jae-young Kwak manages to incorporate comedy, romance and drama in such a great way is just fantastic.This movie will make you laugh and it will make you cry.The characters in the movie are nicely detailed, with lots of small finesses and quirks. But the characters are only so much without a proper acting force to bring them to life on the screen. And they have really put two great Korean talents together here; Gianna Jun (playing the girl) and Tae-hyun Cha (playing Kyun-woo). These two are not just good at their art, but together on the screen they have great chemistry.There are so many funny and hilarious situations throughout the entire movie, and lots of really nice scenes. But towards the end the movie takes a turn. And not for the worse, mind you. This turn of events and this way of putting all the pieces together was sheer work of genius from the director. And the movie will most like have you in tears in the 'overtime' segment of the movie.Don't even bother watching the American version from 2008. It is stale and effortless in comparison to the original Korean version. (As it usually is when Hollywood cashes in on the Asian successes!) If you haven't already seen this Korean pearl, then you owe it to yourself and your soul-mate to sit down together and watch this movie. It is nothing less than spectacularly beautiful.The movie can be seen again and again.
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