Saturday, April 19, 2008

My Sassy Girl (2001)

Yopgijeogin geunyeo (2001)

Director : Jae-young Kwak.
Genere :
Comedy / Drama / Romance .
Cast :
Tae-hyun Cha, Gianna Jun.
Rating
: Classic

My Sassy Girl is also known as the titanic of the East, it is a romantic story between an aimless college kid and an enigmatic Sassy girl. This can be said as a romantic adventure movie. They meet in a subway station in a most embarrassing situation. Each time they meet our hero get more and more embarrassed. But he finds himself drawn to her and hopes that he could somehow heal her desperate inner sorrow.

The girl always loves to boss and humiliate the hero. She tries many things, but slowly a romance builds up between them. But she was not sure about the relationship, so they decides to write about their feelings and put it in a time capsule(HEROIN is a strong believer of time travel) bury it near a tree and read it after two years. But it took three years for the girl to come back for the capsule. The movie beautifully transforms from comedy to an emotional one in the second half.

This Korean flick is packed with an unusual energy and freshness which will remain in you for days. It says that the film is made based on an original story. Its simple, realistic storyline mixed with right proposition of comedy, romance and fantasy along with awesome background music makes it one of the best Romantic movies made. If you want to watch a good love story with your girl friend for the first time then, “My Sassy Girl” will make a wonderful choice.

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