I wanted a break off all things else—a break off your regular, run off the mill “foreign film,” and despite the plethora of South Korean dramas I’ve seen, I picked up this one because of it’s story line…
“A bit of an Asian take on “Hitch” — based on a 19th century French play — with a South Korean twist.”
The Rundown
Country: South Korea, 2010
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Cast: Uhm Tae-woong (as Byeong-hoon), Lee Min Jeong (as Hee-joong), Choi Daniel (as Sang-yong), (Park Shin-hye as Min-yeong)
Compare to: Hitch
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Synopsis in a Sentence: A matchmaking agency tries to help guys get girls, but what happens when the joke’s on the matchmaker?
It starts quite interestingly enough, drawing your interest throughout the film, there are a few great LoL moments, but generally, it lacks the BANG that would make you love it.
On Writing: The Plot
It’s interesting, eventful, all for your entertainment. There are a few scenes that are slightly implausible, but if you’re entertained, why bother with the details?
(4/5)
On Acting: The Cast
A great cast. Many fans expressed a bit more interest in the actors than the actual movie (for better or worse) besides that, their performances were great. There’s:
Uhm Tae-woong, younger brother of famous singer/actress Uhm Jung-hwa. He plays Byeong-hoon, the “Agency Director,” if you could call it that. A great performance—he personified his character well.
Lee Min-Jeong plays as Hee-joong, the “hot girl” in the movie. (You might remember her as “Monkey” from Boys Over Flowers) She’s great here. Really good. 
Choi Daniel plays Sang-yong, the guy who needs help in his love life. He plays the clueless guy quite well—borders annoying idiot. If he really isn’t one, he’s really good.
Park Shin-hye is Min-yeong in this movie. In You're Beautiful. she plays the boy who’s actually a girl. She’s great here also. Her performance in some of the best laugh-out-loud moments of the film is excellent. She’s one talented actress!
(4/5)
On Production:
Good. The tone of the comedy seemed to be intended as dry humour. I have a feeling South Korea hasn’t used a lot of dry humour in its productions. It didn’t suck.
(3/5)
On Resolution: The Conclusion
As you’d not expect in your regular everyday movies, but as you’d expect for a South Korean production, the ending was resolved. I won’t give out too much, but the ending rests between Hitch and Edmund Rostand’s play.
(3/5)
The Verdict: Something out of the ordinary for a South Korean romantic comedy: a good production.
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